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Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain: A Clinical Overview

…syndrome associated with ischemic heart disease is broader than chest pain itself, encompassing symptoms like tightness, pressure, and discomfort in the chest, arms, neck, jaw…

Chronic Coronary Syndrome: Diagnosis and Initial Evaluation

…Chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) comprise the clinical manifestations of chronic structural and/or functional disease involving the epicardial coronary arteries and/or the coronary microcirculation…

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock

…disease or excessive beta blocker or calcium channel blocker exposure. The incidence of cardiogenic shock complicating STEMI has fallen with prompt reperfusion and reduction of…

Acute Coronary Syndrome: Definitions and Initial Triage

…the neck, jaw, shoulders, back, or one or both arms. Indigestion or heartburn, particularly when associated with nausea or vomiting. Persistent shortness of breath. Weakness…

Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: Diagnostic Pathways

…investigations. The emergency differential also reflects distinct mechanisms of acute cardiopulmonary disease: Pulmonary embolism and spontaneous pneumothorax may produce abrupt chest pain and respiratory distress…

Approach to patients with chest pain: differential diagnoses, management & ECG

…chest pain the primary task is to exclude or verify the following potentially life threatening causes of chest pain: Ischemic heart disease : stable angina pectoris…

Cardiovascular effects of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019)

…Recent studies on COVID 19 and cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular implications of COVID 19 have been elucidated in recent studies from China and Italy (1–5…

Coronary Artery Disease

…For example, exercise stress testing is no longer recommended in the initial evaluation of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (i.e CCS). The new…

Stable Coronary Artery Disease (Angina Pectoris): Diagnosis, Evaluation, Management

…updated. For example, exercise stress testing is no longer recommended in the initial evaluation of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (i.e. CCS). The…

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