Do emergency department patients with possible acute coronary syndrome have better outcomes when admitted to cardiology versus other services?

Sensitivity, specificity, and sex differences in symptoms reported on the 13-item acute coronary syndrome checklist. J Am Heart Assoc (2014) 0.87

Symptom clusters in patients presenting to the emergency department with possible acute coronary syndrome differ by sex, age, and discharge diagnosis. Heart Lung (2015) 0.76

Impact of comorbidities by age on symptom presentation for suspected acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs (2017) 0.75

ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure): developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation (2005) 18.90

Regional variation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence and outcome. JAMA (2008) 12.28

Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone diets for weight loss and heart disease risk reduction: a randomized trial. JAMA (2005) 9.61

2009 focused update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration with the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Circulation (2009) 9.26

2009 focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2005 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration with the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Circulation (2009) 8.93

2009 Focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2005 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines Developed in Collaboration With the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 7.38

Trial of Continuous or Interrupted Chest Compressions during CPR. N Engl J Med (2015) 6.66

Ventricular tachyarrhythmias after cardiac arrest in public versus at home. N Engl J Med (2011) 4.26

Part 5: adult basic life support: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation (2010) 4.16

Emergency medical services intervals and survival in trauma: assessment of the "golden hour" in a North American prospective cohort. Ann Emerg Med (2009) 3.92

Effects of weekend admission and hospital teaching status on in-hospital mortality. Am J Med (2004) 3.71

Myocardial perfusion imaging for evaluation and triage of patients with suspected acute cardiac ischemia: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2002) 3.65

Out-of-hospital administration of intravenous glucose-insulin-potassium in patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes: the IMMEDIATE randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2012) 3.41

Chest compression fraction determines survival in patients with out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation. Circulation (2009) 2.89

Chest compression rates and survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Crit Care Med (2015) 2.77

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality: [corrected] improving cardiac resuscitation outcomes both inside and outside the hospital: a consensus statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2013) 2.49

Lamin A/C mutation analysis in a cohort of 324 unrelated patients with idiopathic or familial dilated cardiomyopathy. Am Heart J (2008) 2.48

Early versus later rhythm analysis in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med (2011) 2.45

The stroke-thrombolytic predictive instrument: a predictive instrument for intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke. Stroke (2006) 2.43

No assisted ventilation cardiopulmonary resuscitation and 24-hour neurological outcomes in a porcine model of cardiac arrest. Crit Care Med (2010) 2.39

Socioeconomic status and incidence of sudden cardiac arrest. CMAJ (2011) 2.31

Survival after application of automatic external defibrillators before arrival of the emergency medical system: evaluation in the resuscitation outcomes consortium population of 21 million. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 2.29

Relationship between chest compression rates and outcomes from cardiac arrest. Circulation (2012) 2.25

Sex-based differences in response to recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in acute ischemic stroke: a pooled analysis of randomized clinical trials. Stroke (2004) 2.22

Motion versus fixed distraction of the joint in the treatment of ankle osteoarthritis: a prospective randomized controlled trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2012) 2.17

An independently derived and validated predictive model for selecting patients with myocardial infarction who are likely to benefit from tissue plasminogen activator compared with streptokinase. Am J Med (2002) 2.12

Emergency physicians' fear of malpractice in evaluating patients with possible acute cardiac ischemia. Ann Emerg Med (2005) 2.02

Out-of-hospital hypertonic resuscitation following severe traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2010) 2.00

Apnea-hypopnea threshold for CO2 in patients with congestive heart failure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2002) 1.98

The impact of increased chest compression fraction on return of spontaneous circulation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients not in ventricular fibrillation. Resuscitation (2011) 1.98

Hepatitis C virus-infected patients report communication problems with physicians. Hepatology (2004) 1.95

Primary outcomes for resuscitation science studies: a consensus statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2011) 1.93

Atypical presentations among Medicare beneficiaries with unstable angina pectoris. Am J Cardiol (2002) 1.92

Effects of incomplete chest wall decompression during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on coronary and cerebral perfusion pressures in a porcine model of cardiac arrest. Resuscitation (2005) 1.89

The random dialing survey as a tool for community consultation for research involving the emergency medicine exception from informed consent. Ann Emerg Med (2008) 1.88

Regional systems of care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A policy statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2010) 1.80

Predicting survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: role of the Utstein data elements. Ann Emerg Med (2009) 1.77

An empirically derived taxonomy of factors affecting physicians' willingness to disclose medical errors. J Gen Intern Med (2006) 1.75

Review of complications in a series of patients with known gastro-esophageal varices undergoing transesophageal echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2009) 1.71

Elapsed time in emergency medical services for patients with cardiac complaints: are some patients at greater risk for delay? Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2009) 1.71

Volume-outcome relationship for coronary artery bypass grafting in an era of decreasing volume. Arch Surg (2008) 1.70

Prevalence of delayed clinician response to elevated prostate-specific antigen values. Mayo Clin Proc (2008) 1.69

Clinical and hemodynamic comparison of 15:2 and 30:2 compression-to-ventilation ratios for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.64

Reducing barriers for implementation of bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association for healthcare providers, policymakers, and community leaders regarding the effectiveness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Circulation (2008) 1.63

Implementing the 2005 American Heart Association guidelines, including use of the impedance threshold device, improves hospital discharge rate after in-hospital cardiac arrest. Respir Care (2010) 1.63

Cardiac arrest survival did not increase in the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium after implementation of the 2005 AHA CPR and ECC guidelines. Resuscitation (2011) 1.62

Survival increases with CPR by Emergency Medical Services before defibrillation of out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia: observations from the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium. Resuscitation (2009) 1.62

Take Heart America: A comprehensive, community-wide, systems-based approach to the treatment of cardiac arrest. Crit Care Med (2011) 1.61

Focused cardiac ultrasound: recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2013) 1.60

Sodium nitroprusside-enhanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves resuscitation rates after prolonged untreated cardiac arrest in two porcine models. Crit Care Med (2011) 1.52

Reducing ventilation frequency during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a porcine model of cardiac arrest. Respir Care (2005) 1.51

Importance and implementation of training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation in schools: a science advisory from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2011) 1.45

Treatment of non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with active compression decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation plus an impedance threshold device. Resuscitation (2013) 1.40

Effectiveness of home telehealth in comorbid diabetes and hypertension: a randomized, controlled trial. Telemed J E Health (2011) 1.40

Conducting research using the emergency exception from informed consent: the Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Trial experience. Resuscitation (2004) 1.39

Objective CT-based metrics of articular fracture severity to assess risk for posttraumatic osteoarthritis. J Orthop Trauma (2010) 1.39

Are some patients likely to benefit from recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke even beyond 3 hours from symptom onset? Stroke (2003) 1.36

External validity of predictive models: a comparison of logistic regression, classification trees, and neural networks. J Clin Epidemiol (2003) 1.35

Multireader, multicase receiver operating characteristic analysis: an empirical comparison of five methods. Acad Radiol (2004) 1.33

The neuropathic diabetic foot ulcer microbiome is associated with clinical factors. Diabetes (2012) 1.31

Comparative effectiveness of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction regionalization strategies. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2010) 1.28

Effectiveness of a 30-min CPR self-instruction program for lay responders: a controlled randomized study. Resuscitation (2005) 1.28

Distribution and progression of chondrocyte damage in a whole-organ model of human ankle intra-articular fracture. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2011) 1.26

Regulatory challenges for the resuscitation outcomes consortium. Circulation (2008) 1.26

Retention of CPR skills learned in a traditional AHA Heartsaver course versus 30-min video self-training: a controlled randomized study. Resuscitation (2007) 1.25

2013 ACCF/AHA key data elements and definitions for measuring the clinical management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes and coronary artery disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Acute Coronary Syndromes and Coronary Artery Disease Clinical Data Standards). Circulation (2013) 1.19

2013 ACCF/AHA key data elements and definitions for measuring the clinical management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes and coronary artery disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on clinical data standards (writing committee to develop acute coronary syndromes and coronary artery disease clinical data standards). J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 1.19

Study design for the Immediate Myocardial Metabolic Enhancement During Initial Assessment and Treatment in Emergency Care (IMMEDIATE) Trial: A double-blind randomized controlled trial of intravenous glucose, insulin, and potassium for acute coronary syndromes in emergency medical services. Am Heart J (2012) 1.15

Delayed prehospital implementation of the 2005 American Heart Association guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care. Prehosp Emerg Care (2010) 1.12

Diagnostic validity of three swab techniques for identifying chronic wound infection. Wound Repair Regen (2006) 1.09

Patient and physician attitudes in the health care context: attitudinal symmetry predicts patient satisfaction and adherence. Ann Behav Med (2007) 1.06

Smoking cessation in primary care: a clinical effectiveness trial of two simple interventions. Prev Med (2004) 1.05

Effect of an inspiratory impedance threshold device on hemodynamics during conventional manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation (2005) 1.05

Emergency medical service predictive instrument-aided diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndromes and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in the IMMEDIATE trial. Prehosp Emerg Care (2011) 1.05

Weight and depressive symptoms in older adults: direction of influence? J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci (2007) 1.05

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest frequency and survival: evidence for temporal variability. Resuscitation (2009) 1.05

Factors associated with longer time to treatment for patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes: a cohort study. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2014) 1.05

Use of Mobile Devices, Social Media, and Crowdsourcing as Digital Strategies to Improve Emergency Cardiovascular Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation (2016) 1.05

Benchmarks and determinants of adherence to stroke performance measures. Stroke (2008) 1.04

Disparate use of minimally invasive surgery in benign surgical conditions. Surg Endosc (2008) 1.04

Patient and physician beliefs about control over health: association of symmetrical beliefs with medication regimen adherence. J Gen Intern Med (2010) 1.03

Comparison of mortality benefit of immediate thrombolytic therapy versus delayed primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol (2007) 1.01

Instability dependency of osteoarthritis development in a rabbit model of graded anterior cruciate ligament transection. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2011) 1.00

To explant or not to explant: an invasive and noninvasive monitoring protocol to determine the need of continued ventricular assist device support. Congest Heart Fail (2009) 0.99

Automated objective scoring of histologically apparent cartilage degeneration using a custom image analysis program. J Orthop Res (2009) 0.99

A prospective study of the PUSH tool in diabetic foot ulcers. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs (2011) 0.99

Is primary angioplasty for some as good as primary angioplasty for all? J Gen Intern Med (2002) 0.98

Women's Ischemic Syndrome Evaluation: current status and future research directions: report of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute workshop: October 2-4, 2002: executive summary. Circulation (2004) 0.98

Glucose-insulin-potassium revived: current status in acute coronary syndromes and the energy-depleted heart. Circulation (2013) 0.98

In acute ischemic stroke, are asymptomatic intracranial hemorrhages clinically innocuous? Stroke (2004) 0.97

Implementing smoking cessation guidelines for hospitalized veterans: effects on nurse attitudes and performance. J Gen Intern Med (2013) 0.97

Hemodynamic and respiratory effects of negative tracheal pressure during CPR in pigs. Resuscitation (2006) 0.97

A geospatial analysis of emergency transport and inter-hospital transfer in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol (2007) 0.97

Therapeutic Hypothermia in Children. N Engl J Med (2015) 0.95

Knowledge translation in emergency medical services: a qualitative survey of barriers to guideline implementation. Resuscitation (2010) 0.95

Hospital variability of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival. Prehosp Emerg Care (2008) 0.94

Development and validation of a patient-specific predictive instrument for the need for dose reduction in chemotherapy for breast cancer: a potential decision aid for the use of myeloid growth factors. Support Care Cancer (2003) 0.94