HEART Pathway Implementation

Completed

Conditions studied: Chest Pain, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Chest Pain Atypical Syndrome, Chest Pain Rule Out Myocardial Infarction

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the HEART Pathway, a clinical decision aid for the care of patients with chest pain, in a "real-world" clinical setting. This will be accomplished through the building of a transformative collaboration between research, education, and health systems operations to more effectively and efficiently provide patient care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02056964

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

14717

Starts

2013-11-01

Expected to finish

2019-01-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-04

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age greater than or equal to 21 years of age at the time of Emergency Department (ED) visit
• Chest discomfort consistent with possible Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) as indicated by the treating physician obtaining an Electrocardiogram (ECG) and cardiac biomarkers for the patient's evaluation.

You may not qualify if…

• New ST-segment elevation in contiguous leads on any electrocardiogram (>/= 1 mV)

Where it is running

• Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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