by James Worrall | Mar 2, 2023 | Cardiology, Commentary, Featured
To HEART score, or not to HEART score – now that is a question. In the past five years it has become increasing common to hear Emergency Medicine providers and residents reference the HEART score when reviewing chest pain cases. This is especially true when they...
by Graham Mazereeuw, Hans Rosenberg | Apr 25, 2022 | Cardiology, Journal Club
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Soares WE 3rd, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Aug;78(2):231-241. Questions and Methods: This study compared agreement in HEART scores derived by ED physicians and those derived by researchers using a prospective cohort study of adults with...
by Alexandre Pelletier, Ian Stiell, Hans Rosenberg | 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...
by emottawa | Aug 4, 2016 | Cardiology, Grand Round Summaries
In order to help evaluate patients who present with chest pain many clinical chest pain scores have been developed. The aim of this post is to: Emergency Department (ED) physicians must assess and risk stratify patients presenting with chest pain nearly every shift....
