How common are non-acute coronary syndrome (ACS) diagnoses in patients with suspected ACS investigated with coronary angiography in New Zealand? (ANZACS-QI 58)

CONCLUSIONS: False-positive catheter laboratory activations for suspected STEMI patients are low across New Zealand. The differences in the proportion of non-ACS diagnoses according to DHB interventional capability for other suspected ACS requires further investigation.PMID:34239161

Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - July 9, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Charles Yao-Cheng Ho Mildred Lee Seif El-Jack Peter Barr Mark Simmonds Gerry Devlin Philip D Adamson Michael Williams Andrew J Kerr Source Type: research