A prospective validation of the HEART score for chest pain patients at the emergency department

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2153-2158

  Backus, B E ^a,b   Six, A J ^c   Kelder, J C ^d   Bosschaert, M A R ^d   Mast, E G ^d   Mosterd, A ^e   Veldkamp, R F ^f   Wardeh, A J ^f   Tio, R ^g   Braam, R ^h   Monnink, S H J ⁱ   Van Tooren, R ^d   Mast, T P ^j   Van Den Akker, F ^j   Cramer, M J M ^a   Poldervaart, J M ^a   Hoes, A W ^a   Doevendans, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Zuwe Hofpoort Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

^d ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^h GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

ⁱ Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^j UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Chest pain; Emergency room; HEART score; Risk score

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEATH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GRACE SCORE; HEART SCORE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX PAIN; TIMI SCORE; VALIDATION STUDY; CHEST PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TRENDS;

AGED; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84885673938     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.255     Document Type: Article

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