Comparison of three risk stratification rules for predicting patients with acute coronary syndrome presenting to an australian emergency department

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 844-851

  Cullen, Louise ^a,b,c   Greenslade, Jaimi ^a,b,c   Hammett, Christopher J ^a,c   Brown, Anthony F T ^a,c   Chew, Derek P ^d   Bilesky, Jennifer ^a   Than, Martin ^e   Lamanna, Arvin ^a   Ryan, Kimberley ^a   Chu, Kevin ^a,c   Parsonage, William A ^a,c  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Chest pain; Emergency; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALIBRATION; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOBAL REGISTRY OF ACUTE CORONARY EVENTS SCORE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOLYSIS IN MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION RISK SCORE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHEST PAIN; DEATH; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84885304938     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.03.074     Document Type: Article

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