Noninvasive Cardiac Testing vs Clinical Evaluation Alone in Acute Chest Pain: A Secondary Analysis of the ROMICAT-II Randomized Clinical Trial
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.7360
Abstract: Importance The incremental benefit of noninvasive testing in addition to clinical evaluation (history, physical examination, an electrocardiogram [ECG], and biomarker assessment) vs clinical evaluation alone for patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with… read more here.
Keywords: noninvasive testing; chest pain; evaluation alone; clinical evaluation ... See more keywords
Ominous Electrocardiographic Patterns in an Older Adult With Chest Pain.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6092
Abstract: This case report describes an older adult with a history of hypertension and diabetes with paroxysmal chest pain. read more here.
Keywords: older adult; ominous electrocardiographic; chest pain;
Chest Pain and Wide QRS Tachycardia.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.0287
Abstract: This case report presents the electrocardiogram findings of a patient in their 70s with diabetes who presented with 3 hours of chest pain. read more here.
Keywords: wide qrs; chest pain; pain wide; qrs tachycardia ... See more keywords
Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Anatomic vs Functional Index Testing in Patients With Low-Risk Stable Chest Pain
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.28312
Abstract: Key Points Question Are first-line anatomic approaches to low-risk stable chest pain evaluation cost-effective compared with functional testing? Findings In this cost-effectiveness analysis using an individual-based Markov microsimulation model based on 10 003 participants in a… read more here.
Keywords: low risk; chest pain; stable chest; risk stable ... See more keywords
Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Stable Chest Pain to Prevent Myocardial Infarction and Reduce Costs-Seeing Is Believing.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.30996
Abstract: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality in the United States, causing 1 in 3 deaths, and is associated with an estimated $316 billion in health care–related costs and lost productivity. Patients with… read more here.
Keywords: stable chest; chest pain; anatomy; cad ... See more keywords
Effective combination of isolated symptom variables to help stratifying acute undifferentiated chest pain in the emergency department
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DOI: 10.1002/clc.23170
Abstract: Symptom is still indispensable for the stratification of chest pain in the emergency department. However, it is a sophisticated aggregation of several aspects of characteristics and effective combination of those variables remains deficient. We aimed… read more here.
Keywords: pain emergency; chest; chest pain; effective combination ... See more keywords
Evaluation of a cardiac troponin process flow at the chest pain center with the shortest turnaround time
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DOI: 10.1002/jcla.24335
Abstract: Early diagnosis of myocardial infarction is crucial in chest pain management and cardiac troponin (cTn) test is an important step in it. Process improvement to shorten the test turnaround time (TAT) may improve patients’ outcomes.… read more here.
Keywords: chest; chest pain; turnaround time; process ... See more keywords
Association of epicardial adipose tissue with coronary spasm and coronary atherosclerosis in patients with chest pain: analysis of data collated by the KoRean wOmen’S chest pain rEgistry (koROSE)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00380-017-1029-9
Abstract: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) represents a cardio-metabolic risk factor; it secretes several adipokines related to coronary atherosclerosis. However, the precise relationship between EAT and coronary vasospasm is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the relationship… read more here.
Keywords: coronary spasm; chest pain; coronary atherosclerosis; eat thickness ... See more keywords
Intracoronary ergonovine testing among 505 consecutive Japanese patients with angina-like chest pain and unobstructed coronary artery disease
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DOI: 10.1007/s00380-021-02002-x
Abstract: Intracoronary ergonovine (ER) testing is useful for the detection of epicardial spasm (ES) and coronary microvascular spasm (CMS). We retrospectively analyzed the incidence of ES and CMS in consecutive Japanese patients with unobstructed coronary artery… read more here.
Keywords: chest pain; unobstructed coronary; japanese patients; pain ... See more keywords
Acute coronary syndrome due to right coronary spasm and documented lambda-like J waves
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DOI: 10.1007/s00392-018-1249-8
Abstract: Coronary artery vasospasm is an important cause of chest pain syndromes that can lead to angina or even myocardial infarction. Prinzmetal et al. first described a syndrome of nonexertional chest pain with ST segment elevation… read more here.
Keywords: artery; segment; chest pain; elevation ... See more keywords
Artificial Intelligence to Assist in Exclusion of Coronary Atherosclerosis During CCTA Evaluation of Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: Preparing an Application for Real-world Use
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DOI: 10.1007/s10278-021-00441-6
Abstract: Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) evaluation of chest pain patients in an emergency department (ED) is considered appropriate. While a “negative” CCTA interpretation supports direct patient discharge from an ED, labor-intensive analyses are required, with… read more here.
Keywords: phase; chest pain; evaluation; ccta ... See more keywords