[Development of a computer program for early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction].
Ottar Aase, Jørgen Jonsbu, Jan Emil Erikssen, Arnfinn Rollag · PubMed · 1990
A standardised case history was obtained for 1,163 patients admitted to the Central Hospital of Akershus due to suspected acute myocardial infarction. From this database, a computer program was developed for establishing early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. In a given patient the program calculates the probabilities of the different conditions giving rise to the particular chest pain history by applying Baye's conditional probability approach. The program proved valuable as a supportive clinical tool of decision in patients admitted with acute chest pain.