The HEART score as a prognostic tool for revascularization
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DOI: 10.1007/s11739-019-02206-0
Abstract: The History, Electrocardiogram, Age, Risk Factors, Troponin (HEART) score is a useful tool in the Emergency Department setting to identify those patients safe for outpatient evaluation of chest pain. Its utility for predicting cardiac interventions… read more here.
Keywords: heart score; heart; tool; emergency ... See more keywords
Performance of a simplified HEART score and HEART-GP score for evaluating chest pain in urgent primary care
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DOI: 10.1007/s12471-020-01529-4
Abstract: Chest pain is a common symptom in urgent primary care. The distinction between urgent and non-urgent causes can be challenging. A modified version of the HEART score, in which troponin is omitted (‘simplified HEART’) or… read more here.
Keywords: heart score; heart; primary care; chest pain ... See more keywords
The HEART Score for Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome in U.S. Emergency Departments.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.07.059
Abstract: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, resulting in millions of emergency department (ED) visits and billions in hospital costs each year [(1)][1]. However, no evidence suggests that the… read more here.
Keywords: heart score; score suspected; acute coronary; emergency ... See more keywords
Modified HEART Score and High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin in Patients With Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.12.013
Abstract: Wide variation in the rates of hospitalization of patients with chest pain who are at low risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) across different institutions reflects the clinical uncertainty in the diagnostic process. To balance patients’… read more here.
Keywords: modified heart; heart score; myocardial infarction; score high ... See more keywords
PROGNOSTIC UTILITY OF A MODIFIED HEART SCORE WHEN DIFFERENT TROPONIN CUT-POINTS ARE USED
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)30686-2
Abstract: Although the recommended cut-point for cardiac troponin (cTn) is the 99th%, many institutions use cut-points that are multiples higher than the 99th%. Prior studies have shown that patients with a HEART Score (HS) ≤ 3… read more here.
Keywords: heart score; cut points; troponin; prognostic utility ... See more keywords
THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF THE HEART SCORE TOOL USING HIGH-SENSITIVITY TROPONIN T: COMPARISON TO CURRENT GENERATION TROPONIN T IN A UNITED STATES ACUTE CHEST PAIN POPULATION
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)30689-8
Abstract: HEART Score (HS), a risk tool using serum troponin combined with EKG and clinical findings, can predict short-term risk for patients with chest pain in the emergency setting. HS has been well-validated in Europe, but… read more here.
Keywords: generation troponin; heart score; chest pain; united states ... See more keywords
Pre-hospital evaluation of chest pain patients using the modified HEART-score: rationale and design.
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DOI: 10.1080/14796678.2024.2356995
Abstract: Background: This study assesses how ambulance paramedics using the modified HEART-score with a point-of-care cardiac troponin (cTn) compare to the emergency physicians using the modified HEART-score with a high-sensitive cTn (hs-cTn) in patients with suspected non-ST-elevation… read more here.
Keywords: modified heart; heart; heart score; using modified ... See more keywords
The interobserver agreement of the HEART-score, a multicentre prospective study.
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DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000000758
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE Chest pain is one of the most common presentations to the emergency department (ED). The HEART-score is used to assess the 30-day risk of developing a major adverse cardiac event (MACE). The… read more here.
Keywords: agreement; heart score; heart; ambulance ... See more keywords
Assessment of the Diagnostic Accuracy and Reliability of the HEART Score Calculated by Ambulance Nurses Versus Emergency Physicians
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DOI: 10.1097/tme.0000000000000497
Abstract: Chest pain is a common complaint for consultation of emergency medical services worldwide. Currently, ambulance nurses (AN) base their decision to transport a patient to the hospital on their own professional experience. The HEART score… read more here.
Keywords: heart; heart score; reliability; accuracy ... See more keywords
Hot off the press: SGEM#370: Listen to your HEART (score) … MACE incidence in non–low‐risk patients with known coronary artery disease
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DOI: 10.1111/acem.14571
Abstract: The HEART Score and Pathway risk stratify patients with chest pain into low, moderate, and high risk for major adverse cardiac events (MACE). The moderate risk group can be further divided into patients with and… read more here.
Keywords: artery disease; coronary artery; risk; heart score ... See more keywords
Secondary analysis of frequency, circumstances and consequences of calculation errors of the HEART (history, ECG, age, risk factors and troponin) score at the emergency departments of nine hospitals in the Netherlands
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017259
Abstract: Objective The HEART score can accurately stratify the risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients with chest pain. We investigated the frequency, circumstances and potential consequences of errors in its calculation. Methods We… read more here.
Keywords: heart score; risk; heart; age ... See more keywords