Echocardiography in the evaluation of chest pain in the emergency department

2017
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article
4
dc.abstract.enBackground: A challenge for clinicians in emergency departments (EDs) is rapid identification of those patients with chest pain who require admission and urgent management and those with low clinical risk who can be discharged safely from the ED. This study was designed with an aim to evaluate the ability of two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2D-TTE) to determine causes of acute chest pain in patients presenting to the ED in order to decide whether hospital admission and further investigations were needed. Material/Methods: A total of 250 consecutive patients admitted with chest pain, were enrolled in this prospective study. Patients were divided into three groups: high risk, moderate risk, and low risk of cardiac events, according to cardiovascular risk factors. 2D-TTE was obtained using the HI vision Avius ultrasound unit (Hitachi). Statistical analysis was performed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20. Results: Ischemic and/or non-ischemic heart diseases (IHD and/or NIHD) were detected in 147 (86.5%), 13 (7.6%), and 10 (5.9%) patients with high, moderate, and low risk, respectively. 2D-TTE was characterized by sensitivity of 85.86%, specificity of 100%, and positive predictive value (PPV) of 100% for detecting causes of chest pain. Conclusions: 2D-TTE increased specificity and sensitivity of detecting causes of chest pain, when compared to patient history, clinical findings, and electrocardiography (ECG). 2D-TTE can be used to help determine the need for hospital admission, to confirm or exclude diagnosis, and guide urgent therapy.pl
dc.contributor.authorMahmoud, Mustafa Z.pl
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-05T12:27:10Z
dc.date.available2018-01-05T12:27:10Z
dc.date.issued2017pl
dc.date.openaccess0
dc.description.accesstimew momencie opublikowania
dc.description.additionalBibliogr. s. 804-805pl
dc.description.physical798-805pl
dc.description.versionostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volume82pl
dc.identifier.doi10.12659/PJR.904031pl
dc.identifier.eissn1899-0967pl
dc.identifier.issn1733-134Xpl
dc.identifier.urihttps://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/48111
dc.languageengpl
dc.language.containerengpl
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dc.share.typeotwarte czasopismo
dc.subject.enechocardiographypl
dc.subject.enDopplerpl
dc.subject.enelectrocardiographypl
dc.subject.enmyocardial infarctionpl
dc.subtypeArticlepl
dc.titleEchocardiography in the evaluation of chest pain in the emergency departmentpl
dc.title.journalPolish Journal of Radiologypl
dc.typeJournalArticlepl
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dc.abstract.enpl
Background: A challenge for clinicians in emergency departments (EDs) is rapid identification of those patients with chest pain who require admission and urgent management and those with low clinical risk who can be discharged safely from the ED. This study was designed with an aim to evaluate the ability of two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2D-TTE) to determine causes of acute chest pain in patients presenting to the ED in order to decide whether hospital admission and further investigations were needed. Material/Methods: A total of 250 consecutive patients admitted with chest pain, were enrolled in this prospective study. Patients were divided into three groups: high risk, moderate risk, and low risk of cardiac events, according to cardiovascular risk factors. 2D-TTE was obtained using the HI vision Avius ultrasound unit (Hitachi). Statistical analysis was performed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20. Results: Ischemic and/or non-ischemic heart diseases (IHD and/or NIHD) were detected in 147 (86.5%), 13 (7.6%), and 10 (5.9%) patients with high, moderate, and low risk, respectively. 2D-TTE was characterized by sensitivity of 85.86%, specificity of 100%, and positive predictive value (PPV) of 100% for detecting causes of chest pain. Conclusions: 2D-TTE increased specificity and sensitivity of detecting causes of chest pain, when compared to patient history, clinical findings, and electrocardiography (ECG). 2D-TTE can be used to help determine the need for hospital admission, to confirm or exclude diagnosis, and guide urgent therapy.
dc.contributor.authorpl
Mahmoud, Mustafa Z.
dc.date.accessioned
2018-01-05T12:27:10Z
dc.date.available
2018-01-05T12:27:10Z
dc.date.issuedpl
2017
dc.date.openaccess
0
dc.description.accesstime
w momencie opublikowania
dc.description.additionalpl
Bibliogr. s. 804-805
dc.description.physicalpl
798-805
dc.description.version
ostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volumepl
82
dc.identifier.doipl
10.12659/PJR.904031
dc.identifier.eissnpl
1899-0967
dc.identifier.issnpl
1733-134X
dc.identifier.uri
https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/48111
dc.languagepl
eng
dc.language.containerpl
eng
dc.rights*
Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa - Użycie niekomercyjne - Bez utworów zależnych 3.0 Polska
dc.rights.licence
CC-BY-NC-ND
dc.rights.uri*
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/legalcode
dc.share.type
otwarte czasopismo
dc.subject.enpl
echocardiography
dc.subject.enpl
Doppler
dc.subject.enpl
electrocardiography
dc.subject.enpl
myocardial infarction
dc.subtypepl
Article
dc.titlepl
Echocardiography in the evaluation of chest pain in the emergency department
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Polish Journal of Radiology
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JournalArticle
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