Retrospective Validation of HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department

Orhay Mirzapolos; Ryan Wagner; April Brill; Fred Lepore

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Retrospective Validation of HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department

Orhay Mirzapolos, Ryan Wagner, April Brill, Fred Lepore

Published in Clinical Medicine Research (Volume 10, Issue 1)

Received: 4 January 2021 Accepted: 12 January 2021 Published: 25 January 2021

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Abstract

Acute chest pain is one of the most common presentations to the emergency department yet only about 10% of these cases are diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome. Emergency physicians are faced with the dilemma of determining the etiology of the chest pain and appropriately dispositioning the patient. The HEART score was created as a decision tool to aide emergency physicians in risk-stratification of chest pain patients. Despite the growing evidence surrounding the use of the HEART score, there remains a paucity of literature involving its efficacy in community hospitals in the United States. This is a multicenter retrospective validation study conducted on 500 patients with the chief complaint of chest pain who subsequently underwent diagnostic or therapeutic coronary angiography from 2013 to 2015 at four community hospitals. The HEART score was calculated based on emergency department documentations. The study found that a positive coronary angiogram had a higher percentage of high risk HEART scores than low risk HEART scores. The majority of positive coronary angiograms among the four campuses had HEART scores between the 4-6 range, the intermediate category. This data parallels the larger validation studies previously published pertaining to the HEART score. Thus, the HEART score is a valid screening score for determining risk of a major adverse cardiac event and facilitates disposition of patients from emergency departments in community hospitals.

Published in	Clinical Medicine Research (Volume 10, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.cmr.20211001.14
Page(s)	20-25
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HEART Score, Chest Pain, Acute Coronary Syndrome, ACS

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Orhay Mirzapolos, Ryan Wagner, April Brill, Fred Lepore. (2021). Retrospective Validation of HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department. Clinical Medicine Research, 10(1), 20-25. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.cmr.20211001.14

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Orhay Mirzapolos; Ryan Wagner; April Brill; Fred Lepore. Retrospective Validation of HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department. Clin. Med. Res. 2021, 10(1), 20-25. doi: 10.11648/j.cmr.20211001.14

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Orhay Mirzapolos, Ryan Wagner, April Brill, Fred Lepore. Retrospective Validation of HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department. Clin Med Res. 2021;10(1):20-25. doi: 10.11648/j.cmr.20211001.14

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Orhay Mirzapolos

Department of Emergency Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, United States
Ryan Wagner

Department of Emergency Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, United States
April Brill

Department of Emergency Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, United States
Fred Lepore

Department of Emergency Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, United States

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Orhay Mirzapolos, Ryan Wagner, April Brill, Fred Lepore. (2021). Retrospective Validation of HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department. Clinical Medicine Research, 10(1), 20-25. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.cmr.20211001.14

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Orhay Mirzapolos; Ryan Wagner; April Brill; Fred Lepore. Retrospective Validation of HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department. Clin. Med. Res. 2021, 10(1), 20-25. doi: 10.11648/j.cmr.20211001.14

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Orhay Mirzapolos, Ryan Wagner, April Brill, Fred Lepore. Retrospective Validation of HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department. Clin Med Res. 2021;10(1):20-25. doi: 10.11648/j.cmr.20211001.14

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