Pediatric Chest Pain: The Red Flags?
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Pediatric Chest Pain: The Red Flags?
Chest pain (CP) is a relatively common complaint in the pediatric population [1,2]. Due to the well-recognized link between CP and cardiovascular disease in adults, the occurrence of CP in children often raises considerable concern and anxiety in parents. Nemours studied have consistently shown that most causes of pediatric CP are non-cardiac and benign in etiology [3]. The differential diagnos...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Therapy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2474-7580
DOI: 10.19080/jocct.2017.07.555720