Outcomes of patients dismissed from the hospital with non-cardiac chest pain
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 10:42
in Health & Medicine
The growing number of Americans with cardiovascular disease has caused a heightened sensitivity in the evaluation of chest pain. In a study published in the April issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings researchers reported that patients dismissed from the hospital with noncardiac chest pain continue to experience cardiac events, which may highlight a need for more aggressive cardiovascular risk factor management in this population.