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- Title
Feasibility of Risk Stratification of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Chest Pain Using HEART Score.
- Authors
Gandhi, Kruti Dhaval; Tiwari, Smrati Bajpai
- Abstract
Objective: Calculation of HEART score to (1) stratify patients as low-risk, intermediate-risk, high-risk, and to predict the short-term incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), and (2) demonstrate feasibility of HEART score in our local settings. Design: A prospective cohort study of patients with a chief complaint of chest pain concerning for acute coronary syndrome. Setting: Participants were recruited from the emergency department (ED) of King Edward Memorial Hospital, a tertiary care academic medical center and a resource- limited setting in Mumbai, India. Participants: We evaluated 141 patients aged 18 years and older presenting to the ED and stratified them using the HEART score. To assess patients' progress, a follow-up phone call was made within 6 weeks after presentation to the ED. Measurements: The primary outcomes were a risk stratification, 6-week occurrence of MACE, and performance of unscheduled revascularization or stress testing. The secondary outcomes were discharge or death. Results: The 141 participants were stratified into low-risk, intermediate-risk, and high-risk groups: 67 (47.52%), 44 (31.21%), and 30 (21.28%), respectively. The 6-week incidence of MACE in each category was 1.49%, 18.18%, and 90%, respectively. An acute myocardial infarction was diagnosed in 24 patients (17.02%), 15 patients (10.64%) underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and 4 patients (2.84%) underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Overall, 98.5% of low-risk patients and 93.33% of high-risk patients had an uneventful recovery following discharge; therefore, extrapolation based on results demonstrated reduced health care utilization. All the survey respondents found the HEART score to be feasible. The patient characteristics and risk profile of the patients with and without MACE demonstrated that: patients with MACE were older and had a higher proportion of males, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, smoking, hypercholesterolemia, prior history of PCI/CABG, and history of stroke. Conclusion: The HEART score seems to be a useful tool for risk stratification and a reliable predictor of outcomes in chest pain patients and can therefore be used for triage.
- Subjects
INDIA; MYOCARDIAL infarction diagnosis; PATIENT aftercare; EXERCISE tests; HOSPITAL emergency services; PREDICTIVE tests; ACADEMIC medical centers; PERCUTANEOUS coronary intervention; CORONARY artery bypass; SCIENTIFIC observation; TELEPHONES; REVASCULARIZATION (Surgery); CARDIOPULMONARY system; CONVALESCENCE; AGE distribution; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; TERTIARY care; MYOCARDIAL infarction; RISK assessment; TREATMENT effectiveness; MEDICAL care use; SEX distribution; CHEST pain; DEATH; ACUTE diseases; DISCHARGE planning; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, 2021, Vol 28, Issue 5, p207
- ISSN
1079-6533
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12788/jcom.0059