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Jun 6, 2023 · Angina, or chest pain, is the most common symptom of ischemic heart disease, a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Chest pain can be due to non-cardiac and cardiac causes, and thorough history and physical is critical in differentiating these causes and identifying patients experiencing acute coronary syndrome.
- Christine Hermiz, Yub Raj Sedhai
- 2023/06/06
Jan 20, 2020 · Patients presenting with chest pain to the emergency department (ED) constitute a diagnostic and logistic challenge as the majority have symptoms related to non-cardiac and often benign disorders that do not need emergency treatment or hospitalisation.
- Janina Stepinska, Maddelena Lettino, Ingo Ahrens, Hector Bueno, Luis Garcia-Castrillo, Abdo Khoury, ...
- 2020
Chest pain is a common symptom in primary care, and may reflect coronary heart disease (CHD), as either an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or exertional angina. Recent national guidance has emphasised the importance of inpatient assessment for the former and rapid specialist assessment for the latter. However, chest pain is a common symptom that ...
- J. Mant, R. J. McManus, R. A. L. Oakes, B. C. Delaney, P. M. Barton, J. J. Deeks, L. Hammersley, R. ...
- 2004
- 2005
In this review, the authors describe existing chest pain pathways and current issues at the patient and system level, and provide an overview of recent advances in chest pain research that could inform improved outcomes for both patients and health systems.
Oct 28, 2021 · After injuries, chest pain is the second most common reason for adults to present to the emergency department (ED) in the United States and accounts for >6.5 million visits, which is 4.7% of all ED visits. 1 Chest pain also leads to nearly 4 million outpatient visits annually in the United States. 2 Chest pain remains a diagnostic challenge in ...
- Martha Gulati, Phillip D Levy, Debabrata Mukherjee, Ezra Amsterdam, Deepak L Bhatt, Kim K Birtcher, ...
- 2021
All published literature pertaining to out-patient chest pain assessment clinics between 1966 and 2000 was identified by searching electronic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library) and electronic international cardiology conference abstracts.
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Oct 28, 2021 · Chest pain is a frequent cause for emergency department visits in the United States. The “2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain” provides recommendations based on contemporary evidence on the assessment and evaluation of chest pain.
