Toner E S
Chest Pain Center, Saint Joseph Medical Center, USA.
Md Med J. 1997;Suppl:46-7.
Saint Joseph Medical Center has had two years experience with operating a chest pain center (CPC) in its emergency department. The CPC has resulted in improved treatment for patients with myocardial infarction. The CPC has led to the utilization of primary angioplasty as a preferred strategy for acute myocardial infarction. The CPC has allowed rapid rule-out of acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department thereby avoiding hospital admission in 31% of patients with chest pain of possible cardiac origin.
圣约瑟夫医疗中心在其急诊科运营胸痛中心（CPC）已有两年经验。该胸痛中心改善了对心肌梗死患者的治疗。它促使将直接冠状动脉成形术作为急性心肌梗死的首选治疗策略。该胸痛中心能够在急诊科迅速排除急性冠脉综合征，从而使31%可能由心脏原因导致胸痛的患者无需住院。
