INTRODUCTION Arterial hypertension is often associated with a stiff aorta as a result of collagen accumulation in the aortic wall and may produce chest pain. In the present study, possible interrelationships between aortic function, collagen turnover and exercise-induced chest pain in patients with arterial hypertension and angiographically normal coronary arteries were investigated. METHODS ...

Chest pain is among the leading complaints reasons for admission to emergency department and has a wide range of differential diagnosis. Although diagnostic approach based on comprehensive clinical evaluation, it sometimes extremely difficult diagnose. In this article, we aimed review case pseudoaneurysm, which one rare causes chest pain, in light literature.

Aim: To assess the etiology of chest pain among children referred to an emergency department or to a cardiology clinic Method: All echocardiograms performed on 50 consecutive children (27 girls, 23 boys) (aged 1.8 -16 years) who were referred to pediatric cardiology services for evaluation of chest pain in two years were reviewed. One pediatric cardiologist reviewed the patient records and echo...

BACKGROUND Chest pain is a common clinical syndrome. However, there is a paucity of African studies describing the causes, prevalence, aetiology, and disposition of patients with chest pain presenting in the emergency department (ED). AIM The aim of this retrospective descriptive study was to determine the prevalence, causes, demographics, and disposition of all adult patients with the main c...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether introducing chest pain unit care reduces emergency admissions without increasing reattendances and admissions over the next 30 days. DESIGN Cluster randomised before and after intervention trial. SETTING 14 diverse acute hospitals in the United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS Patients attending the emergency department with acute chest pain during the year before and ...

Non-cardiac chest pain is a common disorder that leads to costly evaluations to distinguish it from cardiac pain. The present study aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics of erosive esophagitis in children with non-cardiac chest pain. Ninety nine patients (mean age, 9.55 ± 2.95 years, 49 girls) with non-cardiac chest pain were enrolled. Patients were classified into two groups: erosive e...

Chest pain remains a common complaint among children seeking care in the United States. Asthma and lower respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia can be significant causes of chest pain. Children with chest pain caused by either of these pulmonary etiologies generally present with associated respiratory symptoms, including cough, wheezing, tachypnea, respiratory distress, and/or fever. Al...

Ambulatory oesophageal motility/pH monitoring permits accurate detection of oesophageal events during spontaneous chest pain episodes. Opinions differ, however, about the methods to review the extensive motility data and the definition of abnormal motility changes. We studied 30 patients (18 women, age 46 years) with suspected oesophageal chest pain using a portable recording system attached to...