TCTMD

US Chest Pain Guidelines Will Change Practice, Though Gaps Remain

With over a month to digest the long-awaited American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) chest pain guidelines, physicians across the US are mostly happy to see a wide swath of ...
TCTMD

hs-Troponins and the Chest Pain Guidelines: Experts Call for Clarification

Guidelines on the evaluation and diagnosis of stable chest pain put out last year by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) may have endorsed the use of ...
Becker's Hospital Review

AHA, ACC update chest pain data standards

The document, published Aug. 30 in the AHA’s journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, standardized data elements for consistent reporting on chest pain cases and established new ...
Medscape

AHA/ACC Issues First Comprehensive Guidance on Chest Pain

Clinicians should use standardized risk assessments, clinical pathways, and tools to evaluate and communicate with patients who present with chest pain (angina), advises a joint clinical practice ...
Medical Xpress

Chest pain may extend outside the chest, often needs to be checked by a professional

Chest discomfort associated with a heart attack or heart event may often be felt beyond the chest, with many people reporting pain in their shoulders, arms, jaw, neck, back and upper abdomen. A new ...
St. Louis American

AHA study: Women, Black adults have longer ER waits for chest pain

Younger women and African American adults experiencing chest pain wait longer to get care in the emergency room than their respective male and white counterparts, research shows. According to the ...
EurekAlert!

ACC, AHA issue updated chest pain data standards

Chest pain is one of the leading reasons for adult emergency room visits in the United States, accounting for more than 7 million visits annually. Properly identifying and treating dangerous and ...