Medscape

ACC/AHA Issue Chest Pain Data Standards Update to 2021 Guideline

The American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) have issued a set of data standards for chest pain and acute myocardial infarction (MI) to accompany last year's guidelines ...
TCTMD

hs-Troponins and the Chest Pain Guidelines: Experts Call for Clarification

Guidelines on the evaluation and diagnosis of stable chest pain put out last year by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) may have endorsed the use of ...
TCTMD

Stable Chest Pain Guideline Data Standards Developed to Add Uniformity

Newly released data standards for last year’s American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines for the evaluation and diagnosis of acute or stable chest pain seek to ...
Healio

Inaugural chest pain guideline addresses treatment gaps, promotes patient-first strategy

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The inaugural chest pain guideline, from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association, ...
MedPage Today

Established Chest Pain Algorithm Not Up to Snuff in U.S. Study

In some U.S. emergency departments (EDs), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 0/1-hour troponin algorithm has shown uniquely poor performance ruling out cardiac events in patients presenting with ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Chest pain, shortness of breath linked to long-term risk of heart trouble

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St. Louis American

AHA study: Women, Black adults have longer ER waits for chest pain

Younger women and African American adults experiencing chest pain wait longer to get care in the emergency room than their respective male and white counterparts, research shows. According to the ...
Healio

Revascularization rates higher with ‘CT first’ diagnosis of chest pain

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A “CT first” strategy was tied to higher revascularization rates vs. other tests for chest pain. CABG or PCI was ...
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Beyond heart disease: Understanding chest pain in women

It can happen anywhere—at a sunny café sipping your favorite drink, on your morning walk, winding down from a long day at work, or enjoying a night out with friends. Out of the blue, you notice ...
Becker's Hospital Review

AHA, ACC update chest pain data standards

The document, published Aug. 30 in the AHA’s journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, standardized data elements for consistent reporting on chest pain cases and established new ...
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ACC, AHA issue updated chest pain data standards

Chest pain is one of the leading reasons for adult emergency room visits in the United States, accounting for more than 7 million visits annually. Properly identifying and treating dangerous and ...