Comparative Effectiveness of Diagnostic Testing Strategies in Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain An Analysis of Downstream Testing, Interventions, and Outcomes

Conclusions and RelevancePatients with chest pain evaluated in the ED who do not have an MI are at very low risk of experiencing an MI during short- and longer-term follow-up in a cohort of privately insured patients. This low risk does not appear to be affected by the initial testing strategy. Deferral of early noninvasive testing appears to be reasonable.
Source: JAMA Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research