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Cardiac ischaemia physician read ECGs were not very accurate. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date March 2003 Chest pain clinicians were fairly good at predicting MIs. Level of evidence 2b Expiry Date July 2003 Chest pain rapid evaluation schemes could exclude acute cardiac ischaemia. Level of evidence 2b Expiry Date March 2003 Chest pain myocardial infarction was the commonest cause. Level of evidence 4 Expiry Date March 2003 Chest pain serial ECGs may be useful in low risk patients. Level of evidence 2b Expiry Date March 2003 Chest pain stress testing could help diagnose multivessel ischaemic heart disease. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date March 2003 Chest pain clinical features and ECG helped in the initial diagnosis but cardiac enzymes did not. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date March 2003 Coronary heart disease adding right precordial to standard ECG leads was a diagnostically useful. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date January 2003 Coronary artery disease ECG exercise test was not very helpful at diagnosing in stable angina. Level of evidence 1b- Expiry Date January 2003 Coronary heart disease exercise echocardiography and exercise SPECT help to diagnose. Level of evidence 1a Expiry Date March 2003