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. 2020 Oct 7;15(10):e0239460. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239460

Table 4. Description of low-risk patients by prehospital modified HEART Pathway who had 30-day MACE.

Age Sex Race/Ethnicity Comorbidities EMS HEAR Score (History value) i-STAT cTn (0–0.08 ng/mL) Initial Hospital Lab cTn ng/mL (ref range) Peak Hospital Lab cTn ng/mL (ref range) Event Notes
54 yr M Latino Known CAD 3 (2) 0.02 0.051 (0–0.025) 0.053 (0–0.025) Type II NSTEMI Cocaine abuse
43 yr F AA HTN, HCL, DM, Obesity 2(0) 0.01 0.033 (0–0.025) 0.053 (0–0.025) Type II NSTEMI Hypoxic asthma exacerbation with demand ischemia
42 yr M AA Smoker, HTN 2(1) 0.05 0.058 (0–0.040) 0.109 (0–0.040) Type II NSTEMI Hypertensive urgency with demand ischemia
45 yr F White HTN 1(0) 0 0.044 (0–0.025) 0.045 (0–0.025) Type II NSTEMI Hypertension with demand ischemia
53 yr M AA HTN, known CAD 3(0) 0 0.037 (0–0.025) 0.044 (0–0.025) Type II NSTEMI Hypertensive heart and kidney disease, demand ischemia
35 yr M AA Smoker, HIV 2(1) 0 0.045 (0–0.040) 0.045 (0–0.040) Type II NSTEMI Methamphetamine abuse
53 yr M White Smoker, DM, HTN, HCL, Obesity 3(0) 0 0.075 (0–0.040) 0.086 (0–0.040) Type I NSTEMI Stent placed in left circumflex for 90% stenosis

EMS—Emergency Medicine Services, POC—point-of-care, HEAR—History, ECG, Age, Risk factors, MACE—major adverse cardiac events, M—male; F—female; AA—African American; CAD—Coronary Artery Disease; HTN—Hypertension; HCL—Hypercholesterolemia; DM—Diabetes Mellitus; cath—catheterization; HIV—Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection; NSTEMI—non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction; CMR—Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance imaging.