Psychological distress in non-cardiac chest pain patients: An application of the common sense model of illness representations [PDF]
, 2012 This thesis applied the Common Sense Model of Illness Representations to patients’ experiences of acute non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP). A systematic review indicated high levels of distress and poor quality of life (QoL) in acute NCCP patients, although ...
Webster, R
core +6 more sources
The influence of masculinity on white and south Asian men's help seeking behaviour for chest pain [PDF]
, 2006 Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of premature death for men in the UK. The mortality rate is almost twice as high for South Asian men living in the UK compared to the rest of the population. There is established evidence that prompt diagnosis
Galdas, Paul Michael
core +7 more sources
Human psychophysiological responses to visceral and somatic pain – the development of integrated, reproducible human pain phenotypes [PDF]
, 2011 PhDBackground Pain is the ubiquitous human experience, yet displays considerable inter- and intraindividual variability in health and disease. Many factors have been proposed to account for these differences.
Farmer, Adam Donald
core +4 more sources
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2022 Objective: This study aimed to analyze the effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on the immune function in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PT) and the inflammatory response following one-lung ventilation surgery by ...
Lu-lu Xu +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Clinical value of chest pain presentation and prodromes on the assessment of cardiovascular disease: a cohort study. [PDF]
, 2015 OBJECTIVES: The recognition of coronary artery disease (CAD) among patients who report chest pain remains difficult in primary care. This study investigates the association between chest pain (specified, unspecified or musculoskeletal) and prodromes ...
Robson, J +9 more
core +1 more source
Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2021 Background. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has potential benefits. This meta-analysis aimed to explore whether IVUS-guided PCI had better short- and long-term prognoses than angiography-guided PCI. Methods.
Qun Zhang +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Chest pain and its recurrence in pediatric population: A large cohort study
Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Chest pain is a common complaint in children. In this retrospective study we investigated the clinical and etiological characteristics and the recurrence rates of chest pain in a large cohort of patients.
Esma Keleş Alp, Hayrullah Alp
doaj +1 more source
Genetic programming for knowledge discovery in chest pain diagnosis [PDF]
, 2000 This work aims at discovering classification rules for diagnosing certain pathologies. These rules are capable of discriminating among 12 different pathologies, whose main symptom is chest pain.
Bojarczuk, Celia C. +5 more
core +1 more source
Pretreatment with beta-blockers and the frequency of hypokalemia in patients with acute chest pain [PDF]
, 1987 Plasma potassium concentration was measured at admission in 1234 patients who presented with acute chest pain. One hundred and ninety five patients were on P blockers before admission.
Rodger, J.C. +11 more
core +4 more sources
Global Heart, 2023 Background: Chest pain misinterpretation is the leading cause of pre-hospital delay in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This study aims to identify and differentiate the chest pain characteristics associated with ACS.
Mifetika Lukitasari +5 more
doaj +1 more source