Evaluating the performance of the HEART score in a Tanzanian emergency department.

Braylee GriselOlanrewaju AdisaFrancis M SakitaTumsifu G TarimoGodfrey L KwekaJerome J MlangiAmedeus V MaroMarilyn YamamotoLauren CoaxumDavid ArthurAlexander J Limkakeng Julian T Hertz

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2024)

Among patients with chest pain in a Tanzanian ED, the HEART score did not perform as well as in high-income settings. Locally validated risk stratification tools are needed for ED patients with chest pain in low-income countries.

Keyphrases

emergency department
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
physical activity
mental health