EM Ottawa - By James Worrall - March 02, 2023
To HEART score, or not to HEART score – now that is a question. In the past five years it has become increasing common to hear Emergency Medicine providers and residents reference the HEART score when reviewing chest pain cases. This is especially true when they are justifying plans to discharge a patient.
At that stage of training, the HEART score may provide a helpful framework, but mid and late-career Emergency Physicians may not have heard it, utilize it, or find it as particularly helpful – so its time for a deep dive.
