Cardiovascular
Acute Cardiac Ischemia
September 2000
Clinical Focus*
- Pre-hospital 12-lead electrocardiography.
- Emergency department electrocardiography.
- Continuous 12-lead ECG.
- Nonstandard ECG leads.
- Rest, exercise, or stress ECG assessments.
- The acute cardiac ischemia time-insensitive predictive instrument.
- The Goldman chest pain protocol.
- Biochemical markers.
- Creatine kinase, single and serial measurements.
- Creatine kinase subunit, single and serial measurements.
- Troponin T.
- Troponin I.
- P-selectin.
- Fatty acid binding protein.
- Myoglobin.
- Myocardial perfusion imaging technologies.
- Echocardiography (rest, exercise, stress assessment).
- Sestamibi imaging (rest, exercise, stress assessment).
- Other computer-based decision aids.
*Addressed in the summary or evidence report.
Evaluation of Technologies for Identification of Acute Cardiac Ischemia in the Emergency Department
Summary (Publication No. 00-E031, September 2000)
Evidence Report (Publication No. 01-E006, May 2001)
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Selected Publications
EPC: New England Medical Center
Topic Nominator: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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