Ruling out coronary artery disease in primary care: development and validation of a simple prediction rule

Stefan Bösner; Jörg Haasenritter; Alexander Becker; Konstantinos Karatolios; Paul Vaucher; Bariş Gencer; Lilli Herzig; Monika Heinzel‐Gutenbrunner; Juergen R. Schaefer; Mohamed Aziz Hani; H. Keller; Andreas Sönnichsen; Erika Baum; Norbert Donner‐Banzhoff

doi:10.1503/cmaj.100212

Abstract

The prediction rule for coronary artery disease in primary care proved to be robust in the validation cohort. It can help to rule out coronary artery disease in patients presenting with chest pain in primary care.

Keywords

MedicineClinical prediction ruleChest painReceiver operating characteristicConfidence intervalCohortCoronary artery diseasePalpationOdds ratioProspective cohort studyDiseaseCohort studyCross-sectional studyDerivationPhysical therapyEmergency medicineInternal medicineSurgeryArteryPathology

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 182
Issue: 12
Pages: 1295-1300
Citations: 138
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                                    Stefan Bösner, 
                                
                                    Jörg Haasenritter, 
                                
                                    Alexander Becker
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Ruling out coronary artery disease in primary care: development and validation of a simple prediction rule. 
                            Canadian Medical Association Journal
                            , 182
                            (12)
                            , 1295-1300.
                            https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.100212
                        

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DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100212