Key result
Among 5 to 7 million annual US emergency department visits for acute chest pain, only 5% are diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction and 85% have non-ACS causes.
Given that 85% of ED chest pain presentations are non-ACS, cardiac markers are crucial for efficient diagnosis and exclusion.
Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death among adults and one of the most common reasons for emergency department (ED) visits across the US. There are approximately five to seven million ED visits for acute chest pain syndromes annually; however, only 5% of these patients are ultimately diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and an additional 10% have non-AMI acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Thus, 85% of patients have non-ACS causes for their symptoms.
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Judd E. Hollander (2005) conducted a review in Acute chest pain syndromes. Cardiac Markers was evaluated. Among 5 to 7 million annual US emergency department visits for acute chest pain, only 5% are diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction and 85% have non-ACS causes.
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