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HEART score
Indications:
- chest pain
Procedure:
- incorporates
- patient's History,
- Electrocardiogram findings
- Age
- Risk factors
- Troponin in serum
Interpretation:
- a score of <= 3 (out of a possible 10) suggests emergency room discharge without further testing
Related
chest pain
Healthy Heart Score
Life's simple 7 (My Heart Score)
Specific
HEART Score for major cardiac events
General
numerical rating scale (NRS)
References
- Poldervaart JM, Reitsma JB, Backus BE et al
Effect of Using the HEART Score in Patients With Chest Pain in
the Emergency Department: A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster Randomized
Trial.
Ann Intern Med. April 25, 2017
PMID: 28437795
http://annals.org/aim/article/2622872/effect-using-heart-score-patients-chest-pain-emergency-department-stepped
- Heart Score Calculator
HEART Score for Major Cardiac Events.
https://www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events