Cardiology Emergency Medicine Strong — Backus 2010 / Six 2010; validated in >3000 patients
HEART Score for Major Adverse Cardiac Events
5-component score predicting 6-week MACE (death, MI, revascularisation) in ED chest pain. Score ≥ 4 warrants admission and further workup.
References
- Six AJ et al. The HEART score for the assessment of patients with chest pain in the emergency department. Neth Heart J. 2010.
- Backus BE et al. A prospective validation of the HEART score for chest pain patients at the emergency department. Int J Cardiol. 2010.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
- EDACS — Emergency Department Assessment of Chest Pain · Chest Pain
- HEAR Score for Acute Chest Pain · Chest Pain
- ACTION ICU Score for Intensive Care in NSTEMI · Chest Pain
- Marburg Heart Score · Chest Pain
- INTERCHEST Clinical Prediction Rule · Chest Pain
- Subtle Anterior STEMI Calculator (4-Variable) · Chest Pain
Drugs
Same class
- Dobutamine (Acute HF / Stress Echo) · Inotrope / Acute Heart Failure
- Milrinone · Inodilator / Acute Heart Failure
- Methoxyflurane · Inhaled Analgesic — Acute Pain
- Morphine (Orthopaedic Acute Pain) · Opioid Analgesic — Strong
- Dexketoprofen (Acute Musculoskeletal Pain) · NSAID — Non-selective COX Inhibitor (S-enantiomer of Ketoprofen)
Pathways
- Acute Heart Failure · ESC 2021 Heart Failure Guidelines; NICE NG106
- NSTEMI / Unstable Angina · ESC 2020 NSTEMI Guidelines; NICE NG185
- New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation · ESC 2020 AF Guidelines; NICE NG196
- Hypertensive Emergency · ESC/ESH 2018 Hypertension Guidelines; NICE NG136
- Bradycardia Management · Resuscitation Council UK ABCDE; ESC 2021 Pacing Guidelines
- Ventricular Tachycardia / Fibrillation · Resuscitation Council UK ACLS; ESC 2022 Ventricular Arrhythmia Guidelines
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.