Improving risk stratification in patients with chest pain: The Erlanger HEARTS3 score

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1829-1837

  Fesmire, Francis M ^a,b   Martin, Erik J ^a   Cao, Yu ^c   Heath, Gregory W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Erlanger Medical Center   (United States)

^c Graduate School of Computational Engineering   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHEST PAIN; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SEX FACTORS; TROPONIN;

EID: 84869148436     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.03.017     Document Type: Article

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