NICE guidelines for the management of patients with stable chest pain: Difference between revisions
Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
The American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommends performance of ECG for all patients with cardiac chest pain. Additionally, chest x-rays in patients with suspected [[congestive heart failure]], [[aortic dissection]], [[aortic aneurysm]], [[valvular heart disease]], pericardial disease. However, the guidelines recommend exercise testing in low and intermediate risk patients only after they have been screened for high risk features and other indications for hospital admission. | The American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommends performance of ECG for all patients with cardiac chest pain. Additionally, chest x-rays in patients with suspected [[congestive heart failure]], [[aortic dissection]], [[aortic aneurysm]], [[valvular heart disease]], pericardial disease. However, the guidelines recommend exercise testing in low and intermediate risk patients only after they have been screened for high risk features and other indications for hospital admission. | ||
==NICE | ==NICE Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Stable Chest Pain (DO NOT EDIT)<ref name="pmid22420013">{{cite journal |author= |title= |journal=[[]] |volume= |issue= |pages= |year= |pmid=22420013 |doi= |url= |accessdate=2012-05-08}}</ref>== | ||
{{cquote| | {{cquote| | ||
Revision as of 18:46, 26 February 2013
Chest pain Microchapters |
Diagnosis |
---|
Treatment |
Case Studies |
NICE guidelines for the management of patients with stable chest pain On the Web |
FDA on NICE guidelines for the management of patients with stable chest pain |
CDC on NICE guidelines for the management of patients with stable chest pain |
NICE guidelines for the management of patients with stable chest pain in the news |
Blogs on NICE guidelines for the management of patients with stable chest pain |
to Hospitals Treating NICE guidelines for the management of patients with stable chest pain |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [3]
Overview
The American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommends performance of ECG for all patients with cardiac chest pain. Additionally, chest x-rays in patients with suspected congestive heart failure, aortic dissection, aortic aneurysm, valvular heart disease, pericardial disease. However, the guidelines recommend exercise testing in low and intermediate risk patients only after they have been screened for high risk features and other indications for hospital admission.
NICE Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Stable Chest Pain (DO NOT EDIT)[1]
“ |
Clinical Assessment
|
” |