Article
The impact of the HEART score on the prevalence of cardiac testing and patient outcomes in a rural emergency department
L'impact du score HEART sur la prévalence des tests cardiaques et les résultats des patients dans un service d'urgence rural
Summer 2020
Volume 25 - Issue 3
Zachary C. D. Kuehner, Meghan D. Dmitriew, Luke K. Wu, Anthony D. Shearing
Details
ISSN Number: 12037796
Language: English/French
Format: PDF
Pages: 15–21
Content Summary
This article evaluates the effectiveness of the HEART score in stratifying chest pain risk in rural emergency departments. It suggests that the HEART score can reduce unnecessary cardiac testing in low-risk patients, optimizing resource use in rural settings.
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Rural medicinePrimary carePublic healthRemote medicineNorthern medicine