Strict application of NICE Clinical Guideline 95 'chest pain of recent onset' leads to over 90% increase in cost of investigation

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Jul 1;166(3):740-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.180. Epub 2012 Oct 13.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Chest Pain / diagnosis*
  • Chest Pain / economics*
  • Chest Pain / therapy
  • Costs and Cost Analysis / economics
  • Costs and Cost Analysis / trends
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors