Hospital variation in treatment and outcomes in acute coronary syndromes: Insights from the Alberta Contemporary Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Invasive Treatment Strategies (COAPT) study

2017 ◽  
Vol 241 ◽  
pp. 70-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin R. Bainey ◽  
Padma Kaul ◽  
Paul W. Armstrong ◽  
Anamaria Savu ◽  
Cynthia M. Westerhout ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Acute Coronary Syndromes ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Invasive Treatment ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Hospital Variation ◽  
Coronary Syndromes

OP-162 [AJC » Acute Coronary Syndromes] Enhanced S100A9 and S100A12 Expression in Acute Coronary Syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 119 (8) ◽  
pp. e15
Author(s):  
Zafer Buyukterzi ◽  
Ummugulsum Can ◽  
Mehmet Sertac Alpaydin ◽  
Asuman Guzelant ◽  
Sukru Karaarslan
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Acute Coronary Syndromes ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Coronary Syndromes

Chest pain and chest pain units

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Durand ◽  
Aurès Chaib ◽  
Etienne Puymirat ◽  
Nicolas Danchin
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Acute Coronary Syndromes ◽  
Acute Chest Pain ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cardiac Biomarkers ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Cardiology Department ◽  
Coronary Syndromes ◽  
Rule Out

Patients presenting at the emergency department with acute chest pain and suspected to represent an acute coronary syndrome were classically admitted as routine to the cardiology department, resulting in expensive and time-consuming evaluations. However, 2-5% of patients with acute coronary syndromes were discharged home inappropriately, resulting in increased mortality. To address the inability to exclude the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome, chest pain units were developed, particularly in the United States. These provide an environment where serial electrocardiograms, cardiac biomarkers, and provocative testing can be performed to confirm or rule out an acute coronary syndrome. Eligible candidates include the majority of patients with non-diagnostic electrocardiograms. The results have been impressive; chest pain units have markedly reduced adverse events, while simultaneously increasing the rate of safe discharge by 36%. Despite evidence to suggest that care in chest pain units is more effective for such patients, the percentage of emergency or cardiology departments setting up chest pain units remains low in Europe.

scholarly journals GENDER-RELATED OUTCOMES IN ELDERLY (> 75 YEARS) PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES: RESULTS FROM THE SWISS ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME COHORT

2017 ◽  
Vol 69 (11) ◽  
pp. 1271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara E. Staehli ◽  
Manfred B. Wischnewsky ◽  
Philipp Jakob ◽  
Roland Klingenberg ◽  
Slayman Obeid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Acute Coronary Syndromes ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Coronary Syndromes
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