Conference
98 Non-specific chest pain hospital admissions and readmissions for serious cardiovascular events in the United States
Abstract
Chest pain is one of the most common reasons for presentation to hospital. The objective of the evaluation of patients with chest pain is to identify acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and other serious cardiovascular conditions. However, diagnostics may not be 100% sensitive or specific, and important diagnoses may be missed during initial admission. No prior national study has evaluated readmission for serious cardiovascular events among the …
Authors
Kwok S; Brown D; Van Spall H; Walsh MN; Bharadwaj A; Parwani P; Potts J; Loke Y; Martin G; Kontopantelis E
Volume
105
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
May 2019
DOI
10.1136/heartjnl-2019-bcs.95
Name of conference
Stable IHD/Prevention/Hypertension/Lipids
Conference proceedings
Heart
Issue
Suppl 6
ISSN
1355-6037