A 42-year-old woman who had a diagnosis of asthma since childhood that was refractory to corticosteroid therapy complained of chest discomfort, progressive dyspnea on exertion, and chronic cough, all gradually worsening in severity over the past several years. Her chest pain was described as a constant band-like pressure encircling the chest wall, and was exacerbated by cold weather, exertion, ...

BACKGROUND Despite providing insufficient medical evidence of the existence of a real cardiac condition, patients with non-coronary chest pain still interpret their pain incorrectly. The present study, therefore, sought to compare the irrational beliefs in non-coronary patients with mild chest pain against those with severe chest pain. METHODS A cross-sectional design was used. The statistica...

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...