A 55-Year-Old Traveller With Chest Pain

49-year-old woman with chest pain.

A 75-year-old female with dyspnoea and chest pain.

CORRESPONDENCE: B. Van de Maele, Respiratory Division, Henri Serruys Hospital, Kaı̈rostraat 84, B-8400 Oostende, Belgium. Fax: 32 59555792. E-mail: [email protected] *Respiratory Division, Dept of Surgery, and Dept of Pathology, Henri Serruys Hospital, and Torhoutsesteenweg 51, B-8400, Oostende, Belgium. Eur Respir J 2005; 25: 768–770 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00110904 Copyright ERS...

A 50-year-old man with chest pain.

A 55-year-old man presented to the emergency department complaining of epigastric pain, retrosternal chest pain, and dyspnea. His symptoms started suddenly early in the morning after he experienced 2 episodes of retching and forceful vomiting of food material followed by a small amount of bright red blood. The patient had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol the night before. He reported that ...

A 45-year-old man presenting with chest pain

A 45-year-old ex-smoker male presented with gradual onset of left side dull-aching chest pain for 1 year. He developed gradual onset of dyspnea and dry cough for 6 months. He also suffered from the loss of appetite and weight. He worked as a driver and was also involved in loading and unloading of cement bags. Physical examination revealed clubbing, decreased chest movements, dull note on percu...

A 33-year-old man with atypical chest pain

CLINICAL INTRODUCTION A 33-year-old man with no history of coronary artery disease presented to the rapid access cardiology clinic with an episode of atypical anginal chest pain. He had a 15 pack-year history of smoking and a family history of myocardial infarction under the age of 55. Physical examination and exercise ECG testing were unremarkable. On assessment in the cardiology clinic, blood...