Case Report: A First Case of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Potentially Associated With Scuba Diving by Thabo Mahendiran, Benoît Desgraz, Benoît Desgraz, Benoît Desgraz, Panagiotis Antiochos, Vladimir Rubimbura, Vladimir Rubimbura

“…She presented with sudden-onset chest pain during her descent whilst scuba diving on holiday. …”
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Omnious T-wave inversions: Wellens’ syndrome revisited by Swe Zin Mar Win Htut Oo, Koroush Khalighi, Archana Kodali, Cho May, Thein Tun Aung, Richard Snyder

“…Wellens’ syndrome is characterized by T-wave changes in electrocardiogram (EKG) during pain-free period in a patient with intermittent angina chest pain. It carries significant diagnostic and prognostic value because this syndrome represents a pre-infarction stage of coronary artery disease involving proximal left anterior descending (LAD) artery, which can subsequently lead to extensive anterior myocardial infarctions (MIs) and even death without coronary angioplasty. …”
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Evaluation of Coronary Arteries in Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies: A Case Report by Farveh Vakilian, Mahmood Mohamadzadeh Shabestari, Ahmad Amin, Soheila Chamanian, Toktam Moghiman

“…One should consider coronary artery disease in uncontrolled heart failure with LVEF reduction, even in the absence of typical chest pain. It may not be the natural course of the underlying disease.…”
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CASE OF A FEMALE PATIENT WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS AND MULTIPLE ANEURYSMS by Blagovest Stoimenov, Lyubomir Gaydarski, Svetla Dineva, Ralitsa Pancheva

“…Patients with larger coronary aneurysms often complain of from chest pain, shortness of breath, and arrhythmia. Another extremely rare cardiovascular pathology is the aneurysm of the subclavian artery, which has a reported rate of 0.13%. …”
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Phosgene Toxicity Clinical Manifestations and Treatment: A Systematic Review by Alireza Asgari, Mohammadreza Parak, Yazdan Hasani Nourian, Mostafa Ghanei

“…Inhalation was found to be the primary health problem of phosgene exposure withrespiratory symptoms such as coughing and dyspnea. Chest pain and pulmonary oedema were also observed in somecases. …”
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The Effect of Thai Massage on the Severity of Pain in Patients with Unstable Angina: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Elahe Khalili, Shahram Molavynejad, Mohammad Adineh, Mohammad Hosein Haghighizadeh

“…Introduction: Chest pain is an unpleasant and the most common symptom in patients suffering from unstable angina. …”
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The diagnostic accuracy of cardiac ultrasound for acute myocardial ischemia in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zarama, V, Arango-Granados, MC, Manzano-Nunez, R, Sheppard, JP, Roberts, N, Plüddemann, A

“…<p><strong>Background</strong> Chest pain is responsible for millions of visits to the emergency department (ED) annually. …”

Changes in the investigation and management of suspected myocardial infarction and injury during COVID-19: a multi-centre study using routinely collected healthcare data by Chammas, L, Yuan, K, Little, S, Roadknight, G, Varnai, KA, Chang, SC, Sze, S, Davies, J, Tsui, A, Salih, H, Glampson, B, Papadimitriou, D, Mulla, A, Woods, K, O’Gallagher, K, Shah, AD, Williams, B, Asselbergs, FW, Mayer, E, Lee, R, Herbert, C, Johnson, T, Grant, S, Curzen, N, Channon, KM, Eyre, DW, Kharbanda, R, Lewis, A, Wijesurendra, RS

“…Results: During the study period, 10,670 unique patients attended the ED with chest pain or dyspnoea, of whom 6,928 were admitted. …”

Myocardial Bridging: A cause for concern? by Marin Boban, Antun Zvonimir Kovač, Mladen Jukić, Petar Medaković

“…This can lead to compression of the artery, reducing blood flow to the heart muscle during systole and causing symptoms such as chest pain or shortness of breath.…”
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Pseudo-Scimitar syndrome by Sameer Vyas, Divyesh Mahajan, Karan Madan, Manavjeet S Sandhu, Niranjan Khandelwal

“…We present a case of middle age male who presented with cough and chest pain. Chest radiograph showed abnormal tortuous vessel in right lung. …”
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Spontaneous esophageal-pleural fistula by Sameer Vyas, Mahesh Prakash, Lileshwar Kaman, Nidhi Bhardwaj, Niranjan Khandelwal

“…We describe a case in a middle-aged female who presented with severe retrosternal chest pain and shortness of breadth. Chest computed tomography showed right EPF and hydropneumothorax. …”
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Dressler syndrome after myocardial infarction: a case report by Maja Alaber, Tina Stanković, Maša Sorić

“…The symptoms of Dressler syndrome usually present one to six weeks after the myocardial infarction with pleuritic chest pain, fever, dyspnoea, and ECG changes. It is estimated that only 0,1% of patients who have had acute myocardial infarction develop Dressler syndrome.…”
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Non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in patient with essential thrombocythemia by Tengiz Istemihan, Saygi Serkan, Kosova Buket, Sahin Fahri, Tuzun Nurullah, Alioglu Emin, Turk Ugur, Ozsan Nazan, Ercan Ertugrul

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>A 68-year-old woman presented with acute chest pain and a greatly increased platelet count. Cardiac catheterization revealed subtotal occlusion and a thrombus-like filling defect in the right coronary artery. …”
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Early onset obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a physi-cally active male treated with alcohol septal ablation by Lea Cofek, Lucija Črnjević, Tina Cijuk, Koraljka Benko, Tomislav Jakljević

“…It presents with symptoms that worsen as the condition develops, causing severe dyspnoea, chest pain, palpitations, and syncope. Untreated and undiagnosed oHCM is a significant cause of sudden cardiac death in young people, including athletes.…”
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Imaging in non Traumatic Emergencies: Acute Thrombosis of the Aorta and Pulmonary Embolism by Bennidor Raviv, Shlomo Hanan Israelit

“…Materials and methods: Report of a patient presenting with acute dyspnoea and chest pain. Results: Using a combined medical team and imaging studies, pulmonary embolism and acute arterial thrombosis were diagnosed. …”
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Prognostic value of fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio combined with coronary calcification score in patients with suspected coronary artery disease by Xin-Xin Tian, Jun-Yi Luo, Fen Liu, Ya-Jing Qiu, Fan Luo, Lu Zeng, Zhuo-Ran Zhang, Yi-Ning Yang, Xiao-Mei Li

“…What is the prognostic value of FAR in patients with chest pain, which has not been reported. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between CACS and FAR and their impact on prognosis in patients with suspected CAD. …”
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Clinical symptoms and signs for the diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children and adolescents with community-acquired pneumonia. by Wang, K, Gill, P, Perera, R, Thomson, A, Mant, D, Harnden, A

“…In two studies the presence of chest pain more than doubled the probability of M. pneumoniae. …”

Brugada Pattern Mimicking Myocardial Acute Infarct by Ricardo L. De Castro Junior, Neiberg de Alcantara Lima, Stela Sampaio Vitorino

“…This report shows a patient who presented with chest pain and had an ECG compatible with Brugada. An ischemic workup was performed, and acute coronary syndrome was ruled out. …”
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with bronchogenic carcinoma by Nair Girija, Swami Shivani, Mehta Ankur

“…We present a case of 65-year-old female patient who presented with left-sided chest pain and breathlessness. Her CT thorax revealed idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis along with a left-sided pleural-based mass. …”
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A Case of Pericarditis and Pericardial Masses Associated With Mycobacterium Paragordonae by Rehman Jinah, Tammy Ryan, Matthew Sibbald

“…The patient presented with chest pain, hypoxia and biochemical evidence of inflammation (CRP 216.1 mg/L). …”
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