The American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) have issued a set of data standards for chest pain and acute myocardial infarction (MI) to accompany last year's guidelines ...

Guidelines on the evaluation and diagnosis of stable chest pain put out last year by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) may have endorsed the use of ...

In some U.S. emergency departments (EDs), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 0/1-hour troponin algorithm has shown uniquely poor performance ruling out cardiac events in patients presenting with ...

Chest pain is one of the leading reasons for adult emergency room visits in the United States, accounting for more than 7 million visits annually. Properly identifying and treating dangerous and ...

CHICAGO, IL—(UPDATED) In patients with suspected CAD who present with stable chest pain, use of Precision, a CT-based strategy derived from the PROMISE trial, as compared with usual care produces ...

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Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Women and people of color 55 and younger tend to face longer wait times than white men when they go to the emergency room ...

It can happen anywhere—at a sunny café sipping your favorite drink, on your morning walk, winding down from a long day at work, or enjoying a night out with friends. Out of the blue, you notice ...