Do guidelines on first impression make sense? Implementation of a chest pain guideline in primary care: a systematic evaluation of acceptance and feasibility

Table 1 Components of the Marburg Heart Score

Score component	Assigned points
Age/gender (female ≥ 65, male ≥ 55)	1
Known clinical vascular disease	1
Patient assumes cardiac origin of pain	1
Pain worse with exercise	1
Pain not reproducible by palpation	1

1 point is assigned for each score variable. 3 different risk categories are derived:
low risk = 0-2 points; intermediate risk = 3 points; high risk 4-5 points.

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