Higher intensity of 72-h noninvasive cardiac test referral does not improve short-term outcomes among emergency department patients with chest pain.
Dustin G MarkJudy ShanJie HuangDustin W BallardDavid R VinsonMamata V KeneDana R SaxAdina S RauchwergerMary E Reednull nullPublished in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2022)
Higher referral intensity for 72-h NIT was associated with higher risk of coronary revascularization but no difference in adverse events within 60 days. These findings further call into question the urgency of NIT among ED patients without objective evidence of myocardial injury.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- end stage renal disease
- primary care
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- high intensity
- newly diagnosed
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- patient reported outcomes
- acute coronary syndrome
- atrial fibrillation
- aortic stenosis
- adverse drug
- urinary incontinence