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| Chest Pain Risk Assessment in Patients with Normal Troponin and No ST-T Changes |
The EBMcalc module Chest Pain Risk Assessment in Patients with Normal Troponin and No ST-T Changes is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.
This calculator evaluates the following Clinical Criteria:
- 2 or more episodes of chest pain in previous 24 hours
- Age 67 years old or older
- History of diabetes mellitus
- History of coronary disease WITH prior PTCA
- Chest Pain Score
References
- Lang E. A clinical risk score identified high-risk patients with chest pain but no ST-segment deviation and normal troponin levels. ACP J Club. 2007 Jul-Aug;147(1):25. PubMed ID: 17608390
- Sanchis J, Bodi V, Nunez J, et al. A practical approach with outcome for the prognostic assessment of non-ST-segment elevation chest pain and normal troponin. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Mar 15;99(6):797-801. Epub 2007 Jan 30. PubMed ID: 17350368
- Geleijnse ML, Elhendy A, Kasprzak JD, et al. Safety and prognostic value of early dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography in patients with spontaneous chest pain and a non-diagnostic electrocardiogram. Eur Heart J. 2000 Mar;21(5):397-406. PubMed ID: 10666354
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