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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.
Jan 20, 2020 · Its main purpose is to provide an update on the decision algorithms and diagnostic pathways to be used in the emergency department for the assessment and triage of patients with chest pain symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndromes.
- Janina Stepinska, Maddelena Lettino, Ingo Ahrens, Hector Bueno, Luis Garcia-Castrillo, Abdo Khoury, ...
- 2020
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Background. 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.
- J. Mant, R. J. McManus, R. A. L. Oakes, B. C. Delaney, P. M. Barton, J. J. Deeks, L. Hammersley, R. ...
- 2004
- 2005
Oct 28, 2021 · 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. This guideline presents an evidence-based approach to risk stratification and the diagnostic workup for the evaluation of chest pain.
- Martha Gulati, Phillip D Levy, Debabrata Mukherjee, Ezra Amsterdam, Deepak L Bhatt, Kim K Birtcher, ...
- 2021
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.
Feb 14, 2022 · Mark K. Tuttle. 1299 Accesses. Abstract. A thorough history and physical assessment is key to differentiating cardiac and non-cardiac etiologies of chest pain in the outpatient setting. The most common causes of chest pain are non-cardiac and include musculoskeletal and gastroesophageal disorders.
