(1) From the 2nd Department of Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55101 Mainz, Germany;(2) Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany;
Abstract:
Aims
Chest pain units (CPUs) have been established to optimize treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and to early and accurately discharge patients with non-coronary chest pain. The aim of this analysis was to elucidate whether treatment of ACS patients in the CPU versus emergency department (ED) has prognostic implications.