Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Observational Study
Evaluating the performance of the HEART score in a Tanzanian emergency department.
The HEART score successfully risk stratifies emergency department (ED) patients with chest pain in high-income settings. However, this tool has not been validated in low-income countries. ⋯ Among patients with chest pain in a Tanzanian ED, the HEART score did not perform as well as in high-income settings. Locally validated risk stratification tools are needed for ED patients with chest pain in low-income countries.