HEART Pathway for Early Discharge in Acute Chest Pain
Identifies emergency department patients with acute chest pain for early discharge.
Use in patients ≥21 years old presenting with symptoms suggestive of ACS. Do not use if new ST-segment elevation ≥1 mm or other new EKG changes, hypotension, life expectancy less than 1 year, or noncardiac medical/surgical/psychiatric illness determined by the provider to require admission.
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Dr. Simon A. Mahler, MD, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is board certified in emergency medicine and is also the chief medical officer of Decision Point Informatics, LLC. Dr. Mahler’s research interests include decision support in chest pain patients presenting to the emergency department.
- Cullen Clark, MD
