Managing chest pain patients in general practice: an interview-based study.
Leen BiesemansLotte E CleefRobert T A WillemsenBeatrijs B N HoorwegWalter S RenierFrank BuntinxJan F C GlatzGeert-Jan DinantPublished in: BMC family practice (2018)
The incidence of chest pain in general practice is not decreasing according to the GPs. However, the presentation of chest pain is changing. GPs feel relatively comfortable with referring a considerable number of chest pain patients without ACS, as over-referral is safe. Uncertainty is regarded as a substantial element of their profession. New diagnostic tools are awaited with cautiousness.