New Test May Allow Early Discharge Of Chest Pain Patients

Each year in the US about six million people go to the emergency department with chest pain or other symptoms suggesting that they might be having a heart attack or other acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The vast majority of them do not have ACS, but because it is difficult to quickly rule out ACS many of them end...Click here to continue reading...

Source: CardioBrief - October 8, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larry Husten Tags: MI/ACS Policy & Ethics Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes Chest pain emergency department rule out troponin Source Type: blogs