Comparison of two clinical scoring systems for emergency department risk stratification of suspected acute coronary syndrome

Macdonald, Stephen; Nagree, Yusuf; M Fatovich, Daniel; L Flavell, Helen; Loutsky, Francis

doi:10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01480.x

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Comparison of two clinical scoring systems for emergency department risk stratification of suspected acute coronary syndrome

Published in Emergency Medicine Australasia • Aug 30, 2011

Authors:

Stephen Macdonald

Yusuf Nagree

Daniel M Fatovich

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare two methods of risk stratification for suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the ED. METHODS: A prospective observational multicentre study was undertaken of patients undergoing evaluation in the ED for possible ACS. We compared the National Heart Foundation of Australia/C...

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Medicine

TIMI

Acute coronary syndrome

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