Annals of emergency medicine
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We evaluate current evidence for the diagnostic accuracy and safety of the Emergency Department Assessment of Chest Pain Score (EDACS) for patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with possible acute coronary syndromes. ⋯ The EDACS score identified greater than 50% of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome as suitable for discharge after serial troponin sampling during 2 hours. Sensitivity for major adverse cardiac events was relatively high overall and may be acceptable to clinicians.