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Body R, Carley S, McDowell G, Pemberton P, Burrows G, Cook G, et al. The Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (MACS) decision rule for suspected cardiac chest pain: derivation and external validation. Heart. 2014.

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Abdulrhman Alghamdi

Dr. Richard Body

History and Electrocardiogram-only Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (HE-MACS)

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<p>Stratifies ACS risk with history and EKG only (not yet externally validated).</p>

Stratifies ACS risk (history and EKG, not externally validated).

HE-MACS

Govind Oliver, MD

The History and Electrocardiogram-only Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (HE-MACS) rules out acute coronary syndrome with history and EKG only.

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