A prospective validation of the HEART score for chest pain patients at the emergency department.

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Published in Int J Cardiol on March 07, 2013

Authors

B E Backus1, A J Six, J C Kelder, M A R Bosschaert, E G Mast, A Mosterd, R F Veldkamp, A J Wardeh, R Tio, R Braam, S H J Monnink, R van Tooren, T P Mast, F van den Akker, M J M Cramer, J M Poldervaart, A W Hoes, P A Doevendans

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: backus@heartscore.nl.

Associated clinical trials:

Efficacy Evaluation of the HEART Pathway in Emergency Department Patients With Acute Chest Pain (HEART Pathway) | NCT01665521

Impact on Management of the HEART Risk Score in Chest Pain Patients (HEART-Impact) | NCT01756846

HEART Pathway Implementation | NCT02056964

PARA-HEART Pilot Implementation (PARA-HEART) | NCT02709135

Serum Oxidative Status as a Potential Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease. | NCT03646019

Color Priming and Patient Decision-Making in the Emergency Department: Priming "Threat" in Patients With Low-Risk Chest Pain | NCT04749147

Patient-centered Treatment of Anxiety After Low-Risk Chest Pain in the Emergency Room (PACER) | NCT04811521

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