A routine strategy that assesses function of all epicardial vessels at the time of diagnostic angiography in patients with new-onset chest pain doesn’t cost any more than conventional diagnostic ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has released an Expert Consensus Decision Pathway (ECDP) on the evaluation and disposition of acute chest pain in the emergency department (ED). Chest pain ...

For people with stable chest pain, a personalized "precision" testing approach led to more efficient evaluations for heart disease risk and improved diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease ...

For patients with chest pain who are at low risk of acute coronary syndromes, a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero rules out CAD and the need for revascularization in the vast majority of ...

Don't dismiss chest discomfort, bloating, or burping as mere indigestion. Cardiologists warn these can be silent heart attack ...

Chest pain ranks as the second most common reason for emergency department (ED) visits, making it a key concern for patients and doctors. However, 80% of these cases are considered low-risk and not ...

David Hupp lays out how the OPQRST mnemonic that EMS providers use to assess patient pain can be slightly rescoped to evaluate issues within an EMS agency.

Chest pain represents one of the most alarming symptoms a person can experience. The immediate fear—”Am I having a heart attack?”—creates tremendous anxiety, and rightfully so. Heart attacks claim ...

Implementation of an experimental two-hour pathway for assessing risk among chest pain patients allowed healthcare workers to safely discharge two-times the number of patients discharged under ...

Background: Little correlation exists between the burden of ischemia and severity of angina in patients with stable coronary artery disease. This placebo-controlled, n-of-1 study investigated the ...

Baptist Health Corbin has been named a recipient of the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry ...