PREDICTIVE VALUE OF PRIOR ROSE ANGINA FOR MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION CONFIRMATION AFTER EMERGENCY ADMISSIONS

The Rose Questionnaire, developed to facilitate screening For the pres ence of coronary artery disease, has shown good utility for white men and more variable utility among Latino, African-American, and female s ubjects. This study investigated its utility for prediction of outcome in patients with suspected myocardial infarction. A total of 1428 whi te, Latino, and African-American subjects completed questionnaires aft er emergency admission, which were correlated with diagnoses at the ti me of discharge From a public hospital and private hospital. Results i ndicated that subjects with positive questionnaires were less likely t o have infarction confirmed at discharge, except For those with a prio r history of myocardial infarction, than those with a negative respons e. These data are important in evaluating the overall utility Of the R ose Questionnaire and the significance of angina.