Integrating HEAR Score and Troponin: Are We Evaluating All the Potential Utilities?

We read with great interest the study by Ola et al1 about the efficacy of HEAR (History, Electrocardiogram, Age, Risk factors) score in the emergency department. We commend the authors for successfully integrating high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) with a newly proposed risk stratification tool for evaluating patients with acute chest pain, one of the most common and important chief complaints in the emergency department. However, certain factors should be considered prior to incorporating their findings into the ongoing debate on HEAR score.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Letter Source Type: research