HEART score

Q: What is the Heart score?

Answer: 

 HEART score is a clinical decision tool along with clinical judgment to identify risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) in undifferentiated chest pain patients.

H = History
E = Electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG)
A= Age
R = Risk factors
T = Troponin

• 0-3: low risk, potential candidate for early discharge.
• 4-6: moderate risk, potential candidate for observation & further evaluation.
• 7-10: high risk, candidate for urgent or emergent intervention.

Calculator can be found at various online search engines or in the article link given below in the reference section.

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Reference:

Brady W, de Souza K. The HEART score: A guide to its application in the emergency department. Turk J Emerg Med. 2018;18(2):47–51. Published 2018 Jun 14. doi:10.1016/j.tjem.2018.04.004

 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6005932/