External validation of a low HEAR score to identify emergency department chest pain patients at very low risk of major adverse cardiac events without troponin testing

External validation of a low HEAR score to identify emergency department chest pain patients at very low risk of major adverse cardiac events without troponin testing

by , , | Feb 28, 2022 | Cardiology, Featured, Journal Club

Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 O’Rielly CM, et al. CJEM. 2021 Jul 17. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00159-y. Question and Methods:  Secondary analysis validation study that sought to validate proposed HEAR score’ ability to identify low risk patients for acute...
Rapid Rule-out of Acute Myocardial Infarction With a Single High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Measurement Below the Limit of Detection: A Collaborative Meta-analysis

Rapid Rule-out of Acute Myocardial Infarction With a Single High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Measurement Below the Limit of Detection: A Collaborative Meta-analysis

by | Feb 26, 2018 | Cardiology, Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5                Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Question and Methods: This meta-analysis included prospective studies to assess the ability of a single negative hs-cTnT and non-ischemic ECG to identify patients at low risk for AMI....