Resumen de Chest pain in acute medicine

Simon J. Wilson, Donald C. MacLeod

• Chest pain is an increasingly important problem in acute medicine. Thorough clinical assessment supported by a 12-lead ECG and troponin level is essential to rapid and effective evaluation and initial management. Published guidelines and validated risk stratification tools are available to promote and refine clinical decision making, which relies also on knowledge of relevant further investigation modalities. The evidence base for the management of chest pain in the acute care setting requires further development.