HEART vs EDACS Scores on Predicting Major Events Among Patients With Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome at the Cardiac Emergency Department.

Autor:	Hasballa SM; Author Affiliations: Heart Hospital, Msc, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt (Mrs Hasballa); Department of Critical care & Emergency Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt (Mrs Mehany); and Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt (Mr Abdelmegid)., Abdelmegid MAF, Mehany MM
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Critical care nursing quarterly [Crit Care Nurs Q] 2024 Oct-Dec 01; Vol. 47 (4), pp. 296-310. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 13.
DOI:	10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000526
Abstrakt:	Coronary risk scores, such as History, Electrocardiogram, Age, Risk Factors, and Troponin (HEART) and Emergency Department Assessment of Chest Pain Score (EDACS) scores, help nurses identify suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients who have a risk for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) within 30 days. Aim: To compare the accuracy of HEART and EDACS scores in predicting major events among patients suspected of ACS in the cardiac emergency department (ED). Design and Methods: A prospective correlational observational study design was performed on cardiac ED patients who presented with suspected ACS. Tools: Three tools were utilized to collect data pertinent to the study: Tool I comprises patients' assessment (personal characteristics, risk factors for ACS, and chest pain assessment sheet); Tool II is the risk assessment tool that includes HEART and EDACS scores; and Tool III is MACE incidence among studied patients within 30 days. Results: HEART score was significantly (P < .01) higher among patients for whom MACE was present than absent. However, EDACS score showed no significant difference (P > .05) among patients whose MACE was present or absent. HEART risk score >6 correctly predicted MACE cases with sensitivity and specificity of 77.46% and 48.28%, respectively. However, EDACS score >18 correctly predicted MACE cases with sensitivity and specificity of 42.25% and 75.86%, respectively. Conclusion: This study concludes that HEART score has better sensitivity than EDACS in predicting MACE among suspected ACS patients at the cardiac ED. The HEART score provides the nurses with a quicker and more reliable predictor of MACE shortly after the arrival of the suspected ACS patients at the cardiac ED than the EDACS score. The study recommended the implementation of a HEART score in the cardiac ED for predicting MACE in suspected ACS patients. Follow up closely for high-risk patients to MACE. An educational program should be made for nurses about the implementation of the heart score in the cardiac ED. Competing Interests: The author has no conflicts of interest in the manuscript, including financial, consultant, institutional, and other relationships that might lead to bias or a conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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