Prediction of Risk for Patients With Unstable Angina: Clinical Focus

Cardiovascular

August 2000

Clinical Focus*

What are the immediate clinical and electrocardiographic characteristics that are independently associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes in patients with either chest pain that raises suspicion of cardiac ischemia or diagnosed unstable angina?
What is the prognostic value of a positive or negative troponin test in patients with proven or suspected unstable angina?
Are chest pain units and emergency department protocols effective, cost-saving, and safe for triaging patients with suspected unstable angina or myocardial infarction?

*Addressed in the summary or evidence report.

Prediction of Risk for Patients With Unstable Angina
Summary (Publication No. 00-E030, August 2000)
Evidence Report (Publication No. 01-E001, December 2000)
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Selected Publications

EPC: UCSF-Stanford
Topic Nominators: American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines