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History, ECG, Age, Risk Factors, Troponin (HEART) Score

Global2013Emergency Medicine

Overview

Risk stratification score for patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain.

Clinical Use

ED chest pain evaluation and disposition

Risk Output

6-week major adverse cardiac event risk (%)

Risk Factors

History
ECG
Age
Risk Factors
Troponin

Validation

Prospective validation in over 2,000 patients

Limitations

Requires troponin testing

Clinical Guidelines

ACC/AHA Chest Pain Guidelines

Python Usage

class="operator"><span <span class="keyword">class</span>="import">from</span> cvd_risk <span <span class="keyword">class</span>="import">import</span> HEART, PatientData

patient class="operator">= PatientData(
    ageclass="operator">=<span class="number">55</span>,
    sexclass="operator">=<span <span class="keyword">class</span>="string">'male'</span>,
    history_scoreclass="operator">=<span class="number">2</span>,
    ecg_scoreclass="operator">=<span class="number">1</span>,
    risk_factors_scoreclass="operator">=<span class="number">2</span>,
    troponin_scoreclass="operator">=<span class="number">0</span>
class="bracket">)

model class="operator">= HEART()
result class="operator">= model.<span class="function">calculate</span>(patient)
class="operator"><span class="function">print</span>(f<span <span class="keyword">class</span>="string">"<span class="number">6</span>-week MACE risk: {result.risk_score:.1f}%"</span>)

Model Information

Model Name:

HEART

Publication Year:

2013

Region:

Global

Category:

Emergency Medicine