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
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Anxiety Associated With Increased Risk for Emergency Department Recidivism in Patients With Low-Risk Chest Pain [PDF]
, 2018 Anxiety contributes to the chest pain symptom complex in 30% to 40% of patients with low-risk chest pain seen in the emergency department (ED). The validated Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale (HADS-A) has been used as an anxiety ...
Fry, Colin +5 more
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Randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a chest pain observation unit compared with routine care [PDF]
, 2004 Objectives To measure the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of providing care in a chest pain observation unit compared with routine care for patients with acute, undifferentiated chest pain.
Angelini, K. +11 more
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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
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Chest pain caused by multiple exostoses of the ribs: A case report and a review of literature [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this paper is to report an exceptional case of multiple internal exostoses of the ribs in a young patient affected by multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE) coming to our observation for chest pain as the only symptom of an intra-thoracic ...
Calderaro, Cosma +8 more
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A randomised controlled trial to measure the effect of chest pain unit care upon anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life [ISRCTN85078221] [PDF]
, 2004 Background The chest pain unit (CPU) has been developed to provide a rapid and accurate diagnostic assessment for patients attending hospital with acute, undifferentiated chest pain.
Goodacre, S., Nicholl, J.
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022 Background Myocardial infarction (MI) patients presenting without chest pain are a diagnostic challenge. They receive suboptimal prehospital management and have high mortality.
Amalie Lykkemark Møller +11 more
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Illness representations, psychological distress and non-cardiac chest pain in patients attending an emergency department [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: Many patients who attend an emergency department (ED) with chest pain receive a diagnosis of non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP), and often suffer poor psychological outcomes and continued pain.
A.R. Thompson +10 more
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Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 1990 The accurate diagnosis of chest pain is often difficult. We review the differential diagnosis of chest pain and the diagnostic studies used in the evaluation of chest pain syndromes. Myocardial ischemia, aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, pericarditis, and gastroenterologic sources of chest pain are the most common.
M I, Dunn, M D, Hostetler
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Comparison between soluble ST2 and high-sensitivity troponin I in predicting short-term mortality for patients presenting to the Emergency Department with chest pain [PDF]
, 2016 Background: High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) and the soluble isoform of suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (sST2) are useful prognostic biomarkers in acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Francesca Orsini +8 more
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