TABLE 3.
Discharge diagnosis | Pre-EASE, % | EASE, % |
---|---|---|
Chest pain | ||
Noncardiac | 16.1 | 19.5 |
Cardiac (angina) | 14.2 | 8.5 |
Pericarditis | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Other | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Risk factor modification | ||
Hyperlipidemia | 12.5 | 11.2 |
Hypertension | 8.2 | 9.4 |
Smoking cessation | 2.9 | 2.4 |
Obesity | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Diabetes management | 0.7 | 1.5 |
Cardiac rehabilitation | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Stress management | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Cardiac rehabilitation | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Arrhythmia | ||
Palpitation | 2.7 | 9.5 |
Atrial fibrillation/flutter | 9.4 | 7.6 |
Other | 10.4 | 3.4 |
Dyspnea | ||
Cardiomyopathy/congestive heart failure | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Other | 0.5 | 3.8 |
Valvular or congenital heart disease | 6.8 | 5.1 |
Preoperative assessment | 3.6 | 3.3 |
Abnormal electrocardiogram | 0.2 | 2.7 |
Syncope and presyncope | ||
Cardiac or vasovagal | 1.0 | 1.4 |
Noncardiac | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Other | 1.2 | 0.8 |
Pulmonary hypertension | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Other | 4.8 | 2.5 |