ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2026
Chest pain unit implementation in a multidisciplinary hospital: a retrospective observational study.
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Background: Acute chest pain is a common reason for emergency department visits and requires rapid differentiation between life-threatening and non-life-threatening conditions. Chest Pain Units (CPUs) were developed to improve diagnostic efficiency and optimize management of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This study evaluated clinical and healthcare utilization patterns before and after CPU implementation in a multidisciplinary hospital in Kazakhstan. Methods: A retrospective case-control study was conducted at a 250-bed tertiary hospital. Two consecutive periods were analyzed: pre-implementation (2015-2017) and post-implementation (2018-2020) of CPU. Patients presenting before CPU implementation received standard emergency department care (non-CPU group, Results: Baseline characteristics showed a higher proportion of men in both groups ( Conclusion: CPU implementation was associated with higher rates of AMI identification and increased PCI use compared with the traditional emergency department approach. CPU-based pathways may improve diagnostic accuracy and management patterns in patients with suspected ACS.
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