Long-Term Outcomes Following Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic Assessment: First Australian Data

Australian guidelines recommend prompt evaluation of patients presenting to emergency departments with chest pain, found to be low risk for acute coronary syndromes, and cardiologist-led Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinics (RACPC) have been proposed as a model to provide such care.Initial Australian experience of RACPCs suggests excellent short-term outcomes, and that they are cost-beneficial, though little data exists examining longer-term outcomes.The present study therefore examines such longer-term outcomes to beyond 5 years following presentation to a RACPC, in an Australian tertiary metropolitan centre.

Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - April 1, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Chris Yu, Susana Brazete, Janice Gullick, M. Tessa Garcia, David Brieger, Leonard Kritharides, Chris Naoum, Austin C.C. Ng, Harry C. Lowe Tags: Original Article Source Type: research