Utility of stress echocardiography in the triage of patients with atypical chest pain from the emergency department

P J Colon 3rd; J S Guarisco; J Murgo; J Cheirif

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00615-8

Utility of stress echocardiography in the triage of patients with atypical chest pain from the emergency department

Am J Cardiol. 1998 Nov 15;82(10):1282-4, A10. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00615-8.

Authors

P J Colon 3rd¹, J S Guarisco, J Murgo, J Cheirif

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

PMID: 9832109
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00615-8

Abstract

We followed 108 patients presenting to the emergency department with atypical chest pain and triaged with stress echocardiography. One-year cardiac event-free survival was 100% with a negative stress echocardiogram and 25% with a positive study.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Chest Pain / etiology*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / complications
Coronary Disease / diagnosis*
Echocardiography*
Electrocardiography
Emergencies
Emergency Service, Hospital
Exercise Test
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Triage / methods*