The chest pain center in the emergency department

Many cases of life-threatening coronary events can be avoided through early detection and the use of preventive strategies. There is a need for more r esearch on chest pain units to determine how to further optimize strategies for detection and screening. In emergency departments with high volumes of chest pain patients or pressure to avoid hospital admissions, a planned, s ystematic, and rapid approach to the treatment of AMT and the diagnosis of chest pain is a rewarding necessity.