Rapid pathway for diagnosing heart attacks does not improve emergency discharge rates

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260829/Rapid-pathway-for-diagnosing-heart-attacks-does-not-improve-emergency-discharge-rates.aspx A rapid pathway for diagnosing heart attacks in the emergency department (ED) was as safe as a slower pathway but neither reduced the length of time patients spent in the ED nor increased direct discharge from the ED. These were the main findings of the PRESC1SE-MI trial and an independent participant data meta-analysis of all randomized trials presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2026. The findings were published simultaneously in The Lancet.