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Table 2 Patient group distribution and cardiovascular events after 1 month and 1 year

From: Risk stratification of patients in an emergency department chest pain unit: prognostic value of exercise treadmill testing using the Duke score

Group

Patients, no. (%)

Events, no. of patients (%)

1 month

1 year

ETT

599

25 (4.2)

32 (5.3)

Low risk

454 (75.8)

3 (0.7)

7 (1.5)

Moderate risk

142 (23.7)

19 (13.4)

22 (15.5)

High risk

3 (0.5)

3 (100)

3 (100)

Moderate/high risk

145 (24.2)

22 (15.2)

25 (17.2)

No-ETT

201

30 (14.9)

36 (17.9)

Alternative test

88

8 (9.1)

11 (12.5)

Dobutamine echo

58 (65.9)

7 (12.1)

9 (15.5)

Sestamibi imaging

26 (29.5)

1 (3.9)

2 (7.7)

Atrial pacing

4 (4.6)

0

0

No test—reason

113

22 (19.5)

25 (22.1)

Recurrent chest pain

28 (24.8)

5 (17.9)

5 (17.9)

ECG change

16 (14.2)

3 (18.8)

5 (31.3)

Increased enzyme levels

11 (9.7)

8 (72.7)

8 (72.7)

Admitted to hospital

32 (28.3)

5 (15.6)

6 (18.8)

Discharged

26 (23.0)

1 (3.8)

1 (3.8)

Total

800

55 (6.9)

68 (8.5)

  1. ECG electrocardiographic, echo echocardiography, ETT exercise treadmill test