In patients with chest pain presenting to the emergency department (ED), further cardiac testing within 30 days is associated with an increase in invasive coronary angiography and revascularization ...

The vast majority of patients who present to an emergency department (ED) with chest pain in the absence of MI should not undergo immediate further testing given their low risk of future MI, according ...

September 26, 2012 (Chicago, Illinois) — A provocative opinion piece published online September 17, 2012 in the Archives of Internal Medicine calls for a randomized trial comparing the current routine ...

February 12, 2010 — A coronary artery calcium score (CACS) of 0 can identify patients with chest pain who can be safely discharged from the emergency department (ED) without the need for further ...

Patients seen in the emergency department for chest pain who did not have a heart attack appeared to be at low risk of experiencing a heart attack during short- and longer-term follow-up and that risk ...

A new blood test developed by Abbott Laboratories in Chicago could help emergency room doctors determine more quickly whether someone suffering from chest pains is having a heart attack, a new study ...

Patients who go to the emergency room (ER) with chest pain often receive unnecessary tests to evaluate whether they are having a heart attack, a practice that provides no clinical benefit and adds ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Glatter is a New York-based physician covering public health. A new highly sensitive blood test can safely rule out heart ...

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Chest X-rays "could provide a rapid, cost-effective diagnosis of COVID-19," a team of radiologists at Louisiana State University Health New Orleans found, Science Daily reports. When cases were ...

Every day, a slew of previously healthy people experience chest pains and go to the emergency room. But a whole range of events can then follow; some of these people may be having a heart attack and ...