Diagnosis and risk stratification of chest pain patients in the emergency department: focus on acute coronary syndromes. A position paper of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association

Janina Stepinska, Maddelena Lettino, Ingo Ahrens, Hector Bueno, Luis Garcia-Castrillo, Abdo Khoury, Patrizio Lancellotti, Christian Mueller, Thomas Muenzel, Anna Oleksiak, Roberta Petrino, Maria Rubini Guimenez, Doron Zahger, Christiaan J.M. Vrints, Sigrun Halvorsen, Elia de Maria, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Roberta Rossini, Marc Claeys, Kurt Huber

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Abstract

This paper provides an update on the European Society of Cardiology task force report on the management of chest pain. Its main purpose is to provide an update on the decision algorithms and diagnostic pathways to be used in the emergency department for the assessment and triage of patients with chest pain symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndromes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)76-89
Number of pages14
JournalEuropean Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chest pain
  • acute myocardial infarction
  • biomarkers
  • troponin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (all)

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