1988
A Computer Protocol to Predict Myocardial Infarction in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain
Goldman L, Cook E, Brand D, Lee T, Rouan G, Weisberg M, Acampora D, Stasiulewicz C, Walshon J, Terranova G, Gottlieb L, Kobernick M, Goldstein-Wayne B, Copen D, Daley K, Brandt A, Jones D, Mellors J, Jakubowski R. A Computer Protocol to Predict Myocardial Infarction in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain. New England Journal Of Medicine 1988, 318: 797-803. PMID: 3280998, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198803313181301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary care unitAdmission of patientsCare unitMyocardial infarctionUnaided physiciansChest painAcute chest painAbsence of infarctionEmergency department patientsCareful clinical judgmentPresence of infarctionDepartment patientsIntensive careEmergent complicationsUniversity HospitalAppropriate triageCommunity hospitalClinical dataInfarctionPatientsClinical judgmentAdmissionHospitalPhysiciansPain
1985
Use of the Initial Electrocardiogram to Predict In-Hospital Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Brush J, Brand D, Acampora D, Chalmer B, Wackers F. Use of the Initial Electrocardiogram to Predict In-Hospital Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1985, 312: 1137-1141. PMID: 3920520, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198505023121801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-threatening complicationsCoronary care unitAcute myocardial infarctionInitial electrocardiogramCare unitMyocardial infarctionPositive electrocardiogramIn-Hospital ComplicationsNegative initial electrocardiogramPredictors of complicationsIntermediate care unitEvidence of infarctionBundle branch blockVentricular hypertrophyNegative electrocardiogramHospital costsComplicationsPatientsPatient careInfarctionElectrocardiogramLower likelihoodIschemiaAdmissionHypertrophy