TABLE 3.

Comparison of the final diagnosis between pre-EASE (Ensuring Access and Speedy evaluation) and EASE patients

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