Background Patients with acute myocardial infarction may have worse outcomes if they also
have a history of depression. The early management of acute myocardial infarction is known …

Background Patient demographic characteristics have been associated with longer
emergency department (ED) treatment times, but the influence of psychosocial …

Background—Elevated scores on depression symptom questionnaires predict
rehospitalization after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Whether the Diagnostic and …

Background: Depression among patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is prevalent
and associated with an adverse quality of life and prognosis. Despite recommendations from …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: More than half of all acute myocardial infarction patients still do not
meet benchmark reperfusion times, and the triage assessment that all patients receive when …

BACKGROUND: All patients who present to an emergency department (ED) are triaged. The
ED triage score may determine when patients are seen by a physician. Half of patients with …

Background: Whether there is an association between depression at the time of acute
myocardial infarction and subsequent risk of cardiac complications and death remains …

More than 6 million people present to emergency departments (EDs) across the US annually
with chief complaints of chest pain or other symptoms suggestive of acute myocardial …

Background—Hospital evaluation of patients with chest pain is common and costly. The
HEART score risk stratification tool that merges troponin testing into a clinical risk model for …

Background—The American Heart Association (AHA) statement has recommended routine
screening for depression in coronary artery disease with a 2-stage implementation of the …