Likelihood of acute coronary syndrome in emergency department chest pain patients varies with time of presentation

Likelihood of acute coronary syndrome in emergency department chest pain patients varies with time of presentation

Background There is a circadian and circaseptal (weekly) variation in the onset of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The aim of this study was to elucidate whether the likelihood of ACS among emergency department (ED) chest pain patients varies with the time of presentation. Methods All patients presenting to the Lund ED at Skåne University Hospital…