Table 2

Frequency of Emergency Department Assessment of Chest pain Score determinants

Emergency Department Assessment of Chest pain Score
Clinical characteristicsScoreNumber (%)
Age (years)   
18–45+21069 (24.3)
46–50+4619 (14.1)
51–55+6655 (14.9)
56–60+8515 (11.7)
61–65+10413 (9.4)
66–70+12384 (8.7)
71–75+14269 (6.1)
76–80+16216 (4.9)
81–85+18133 (3.0)
86++20126 (2.9)
Male sex+62025 (46.0)
Aged 18–50 years and either:

  1. known CAD or

  2. ≥3 risk factors

+4362 (8.2)
Symptoms and signs   
Diaphoresis+3779 (17.7)
Radiates to arm or shoulder+51219 (27.7)
Pain occurred or worsened with inspiration−4603 (13.7)
Pain is reproduced by palpation−6644 (14.6)
EDACS   
Low riskEDACS <162906 (66.1)
At riskEDACS ≤16863 (19.6)
EDACS-ADP   
Low riskMeets all criteria:

  1. EDACS <16

  2. No new ischaemia on ECG

  3. Negative serial troponins

2556 (58.1)
Not low riskMeets any of criteria:

  1. EDACS ≥16

  2. New ischaemia on ECG

  3. Positive serial troponin

1843 (41.9)

  • ADP, Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol; CAD, coronary artery disease; EDACS, Emergency Department Assessment of Chest pain Score.