Tag: Chest Pain

The HEART Score: A New ED Chest Pain Risk Stratification Score

by Salim Rezaie posted January 10, 2014 No Comments

Chest pain is a common presentation complaint to the emergency department (ED) and has a wide range of etiologies including urgent diagnoses (i.e. acute coronary syndrome (ACS), pulmonary embolism, aortic dissection) and non-urgent diagnoses (i.e. musculoskeletal pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease …

Cardiovascular

Chest Pain: What is the Value of a Good History?

by Salim Rezaie posted November 1, 2013 No Comments

Every year there are 6 million visits to the Emergency Department (ED) for chest pain, and approximately 2 million hospital admissions each year. This is approximately about 10% of ED visits and 25% of hospital admissions with 85% of these …

Cardiovascular