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Expert assessment of the ECG for patients who come to the emergency department with acute chest pain, due to acute coronary syndrome (ACS; n = 120) or other causes (n = 488). |
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| Assessment |
ACS n (%) |
Other causes n (%) |
OR |
95% CI |
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| ACS and TMIa |
30 (25.0) |
3 (0.6) |
94 |
28 – 320 |
| ACS but not TMIa |
10 (8.3) |
9 (1.8) |
10 |
4.0 – 27 |
| Probably ACS |
36 (30.0) |
61 (12.5) |
5.6 |
3.3 – 9.3 |
| No signs of ACS |
44 (36.7) |
415 (85.0) |
1.0 |
- |
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aTMI = Transmural ischemia | ||||
Björk et al. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2006 6:28 doi:10.1186/1472-6947-6-28 |
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