Low-Risk Chest Pain Echo Study
Chest Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Chest Pain
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Adults presenting to the emergency department with an isolated chief complaint of chest pain with a HEART score of 3 or less Emergency physician of record has decided to discharge this patient from the Emergency Department Exclusion Criteria: Patients who are unable to consent for themselves History of cardiac transplant or LVAD Pediatric patients Patients presenting with multiple complaints in addition to chest pain Echocardiogram already performed on patient during usual care Patients with another non-cardiac admittable diagnosis HEART score greater than or equal to 4
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Echo Arm
Usual Care
Chest pain patients identified by their treating physician as being low-risk chest pain will undergo a point-of-care echocardiogram performed by a trained emergency medicine attending or resident prior to discharge from the emergency department. The physician of record will review this ultrasound and it will be documented whether the findings on the ultrasound changed the physician of record's disposition decision for the patient or the follow up instructions or medications.
Chest pain patients identified by their treating physician as being low-risk chest pain will receive the usual care for their condition.