Marburg Heart Score

Uses

How it works

Risks & contraindications

Comparisons

Background

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• The Marburg Heart Score has five binary elements and a total score range from 0 to 5. — Marburg Heart Score and INTERCHEST score for telephone triage of acute chest pain: a prospective, diagnostic accuracy study in out-of-hours primary care
• At the study threshold, the Marburg Heart Score missed 2 of 13 ACS cases. — Marburg Heart Score and INTERCHEST score for telephone triage of acute chest pain: a prospective, diagnostic accuracy study in out-of-hours primary care
• The Marburg Heart Score was evaluated as a telephone triage decision rule for acute chest pain in out-of-hours primary care. — Marburg Heart Score and INTERCHEST score for telephone triage of acute chest pain: a prospective, diagnostic accuracy study in out-of-hours primary care
• At a threshold of at least 2 points, the Marburg Heart Score reduced false positives and improved specificity compared with NTS, but reduced sensitivity. — Marburg Heart Score and INTERCHEST score for telephone triage of acute chest pain: a prospective, diagnostic accuracy study in out-of-hours primary care
• The Marburg Heart Score was originally developed to help rule out coronary artery disease in daytime primary care. — Marburg Heart Score and INTERCHEST score for telephone triage of acute chest pain: a prospective, diagnostic accuracy study in out-of-hours primary care
• For major events, the Marburg Heart Score showed modest discrimination and did not meaningfully improve telephone triage over the NTS. — Marburg Heart Score and INTERCHEST score for telephone triage of acute chest pain: a prospective, diagnostic accuracy study in out-of-hours primary care