Rural and socioeconomic differences in the effectiveness of the HEART Pathway accelerated diagnostic protocol.

James C O'Neill Nicklaus P AshburnBrennan E ParadeeAnna C SnavelyJason P StopyraGreg NoeSimon A Mahler

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2023)

HEART Pathway implementation decreased 30-day hospitalizations regardless of SES and for urban patients but not rural patients. The 30-day death or MI rate was similar among low-risk patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
randomized controlled trial
prognostic factors
heart failure