The HEART score for early rule out of acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis

European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 111-119

  Van Den Berg, Patricia ^a   Body, Richard ^b,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute coronary syndromes; clinical decision rules; diagnostic accuracy; emergency medicine; HEART score; sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CLINICAL OUTCOME; DATA EXTRACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEART SCORE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LOW RISK PATIENT; MAJOR ADVERSE CARDIAC EVENT; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX PAIN; COMPLICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS;

EID: 85048455337     PISSN: 20488726     EISSN: 20488734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2048872617710788     Document Type: Review

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