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The multi-centre UK Chest Pain Unit trial, ESCAPE, has finished its data collection and the analysis is starting to come through. CPUs can turn patients around rapidly and make decisions quickly and safely using standardised protocols and exercise treadmill testing for low-risk patients. They work ... but how do they match up to conventional care? We need to wait for the next instalment!
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Risk stratification for acute coronary syndrome is a tricky business. Differences in clinical presentation and the significance of risk factors between the genders raise the question of
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