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World J Cardiol. Aug 26, 2022; 14(8): 454-461
Published online Aug 26, 2022. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v14.i8.454
Published online Aug 26, 2022. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v14.i8.454
Table 1 Definition of the Symptoms, History of Vascular disease, Electrocardiography, Age, and Troponin score
Component | Characteristics | Points |
Symptoms | Typical unstable angina pectoris | 3 |
Stable angina, Canadian Cardiovascular Society Class I or II | 1 | |
Non-cardiac chest pain | -2 | |
Vascular disease | Recent myocardial infarction or percutaneous coronary intervention < 90 days | 2 |
Coronary artery bypass grafting > 5 years | 2 | |
Prior coronary event other than above | 1 | |
Prior revascularization for peripheral disease or carotid disease | 2 | |
EKG | Dynamic or new ischemic ST or T wave changes | 3 |
ST depression of unknown duration without cause | 2 | |
ST changes with left ventricular hypertrophy, intraventricular conduction delay, digitalis, or metabolic issue | 1 | |
Old Q wave indicating prior myocardial infarction or pre-existing ST changes | 1 | |
No ST changes | 0 | |
Normal EKG in the presence of severe ongoing chest pain | -2 | |
Age (years) | > 75 | 2 |
50-75 | 1 | |
30-49 | 0 | |
< 30 | -1 | |
Troponin I (ng/mL) | 0.7 or higher | 5 |
> 0.12 but < 0.7 | 2 | |
> 0.04 but < or = 0.12 | 1 | |
Normal (< or = 0.004) with unclear duration of chest pain | 0 | |
Normal after > 4 h of constant chest pain | -2 |
- Citation: Antwi-Amoabeng D, Roongsritong C, Taha M, Beutler BD, Awad M, Hanfy A, Ghuman J, Manasewitsch NT, Singh S, Quang C, Gullapalli N. SVEAT score outperforms HEART score in patients admitted to a chest pain observation unit. World J Cardiol 2022; 14(8): 454-461
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v14/i8/454.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v14.i8.454