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Figure 8. General Approach to Risk Stratification of Patients
With Suspected ACS
Treatment
Patient With Acute
Chest Pain
Discharge
Low risk
No testing
required
(1)
Obvious noncardiac
cause
No cardiac testing
required
(Section 4.3)
(1)
Obvious nonischemic
cardiac cause
Other cardiac testing
as needed
ECG
(1)
History
+
physical examination
