Prognosis of patients with "chest pain ?cause".

摘要: All 662 patients admitted to the two coronary care units in Nottingham during 12 consecutive months were followed up prospectively for one year. At time of discharge from hospital they categorised according set criteria into following diagnostic groups: definite, probable, or possible myocardial infarction; ischaemia heart disease without chest pain ?cause; and other diagnoses. Eighty-nine (13% admissions) as having ?cause. No deaths occurred among these observation period, although readmitted with infarction. Patients ?cause had few problems year after admission, at end that 75% their original employment. ischaemic a similar death rate (between six weeks admission) those infarction, only 36% employment admission. Chest is clinically useful category which may be allocated simple investigations.