Search Tag: chest pain
Researchers Use AI to Triage Patients with Chest Pain
2023 17 Jan
Deep-learning tool significantly improved prediction of adverse outcomes AI may help improve care for patients who show up at the hospital with acute chest pain, according to a study published in Radiology. “To the best of our knowledge, our deep learning AI model is the first to utilize chest X-rays to identify individuals among acute... Read more
Heart Attack Diagnosis Missed More in Women Than Men
2021 16 Mar
Chest pain is misdiagnosed in women more frequently than in men, according to research presented today at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The study also found that women with chest pain were more likely than men to wait over 12 hours before seeking medical help. "Our... Read more
Sex & Gender Impacts in Cardiovascular Disease: A “Typical” Presentation of Cardiovascular Disease?
2019 26 Aug
Summary: Differences in sex and gender may account for gaps in treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease, but at the same time, it also gives the opportunity for personalised sex and gender-specific medicine. Typical presentations in medicine are defined in ways that health care professionals can draw on past experiences and education... Read more
CT Angiography Better at Predicting Future Risk for Patients with Chest Pain
2017 19 Jun
Analysis of results from the Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) trial showed that the presence and extent of coronary artery disease detected by CT angiography better predicts the risk for future cardiac events as compared to other measures such as exercise tolerance or restricted blood flow to the heart muscle.... Read more
High-Sensitivity Assay More Accurate in Chest Pain Patients
2017 04 Jun
Findings from a large-scale registry study conducted by scientists at Karolinska Institutet show how the high-sensitivity troponin T assay of evaluating chest pain improves patient outcomes. The study is published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Chest pain is one of the most common reasons for emergency medical care. While this... Read more
Germany's Chest Pain Unit Network - A Success Story
2017 15 May
The creation of a chest pain unit (CPU) network in Germany has improved the quality of diagnosis and treatment of patients with chest pain in the country, resulting in a better prognosis for patients with acute coronary syndrome compared with patients in the emergency department (ED), according to an article published by Journal of the American College... Read more
Chest Pain: New Tool Helps Doctors Decide When Tests are Needed
2017 21 Feb
Using data from the PROMISE trial involving more than 10,000 people with stable chest pain, researchers have developed a web-based tool that can accurately predict which patients are likely to have normal non-invasive tests and remain free of cardiac events. Their work is reported in JAMA Cardiology. The tool can be found at http://www.promiserisktools.com... Read more
Recognising the 'Subtle Symptoms' Before a Heart Attack
2017 14 Feb
Chest pain may be the most common symptom of a heart attack but there are other, subtle symptoms that can occur hours, days, even weeks before a heart attack, according to a Stony Brook expert. See Also : Insomnia and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Pamela Kostic, RN, CCCC, Stony Brook Heart Institute Certified Cardiovascular Care Coordinator,... Read more