Decision tool for patients at low-risk of ACS in the emergency department.
Risk factors:
- Hypertension
- Hyperlipidemia
- Diabetes
- Smoking within the past month
- Family history of coronary artery disease
- Obesity
Sum of points = risk of Major Adverse Cardiac Event (MACE) within 6 weeks:
- 0-3: 1.6%
- 4-6: 13%
- 7-10: 50%
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