The Predictive Power of the 14–51 Ng/L High Sensitive Troponin T (hsTnT) Values for Predicting Cardiac Revascularization in a Clinical Setting by Frank W. De Jongh, Sjaak Pouwels, Marjolein C. De Jongh, Eric A. Dubois, Ron H. N. van Schaik

“…After excluding out-of-hospital-cardia-arrests (60), non-cardiological chest pain (373) and incomplete follow-up (100), 356 patients remained for final analysis. …”
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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 Virginia Zarama, María Camila Arango-Granados, Ramiro Manzano-Nunez, James P. Sheppard, Nia Roberts, Annette Plüddemann

“…Abstract Background Chest pain is responsible for millions of visits to the emergency department (ED) annually. …”
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An entire coronary system arising from right coronary cusp: a rare anomaly by Muhammad Shabbir Rawala, Syed Imran Rizvi, Syed Bilal Rizvi

“…We present a case of a 57-year-old male who presented with complaints of chest pain and dyspnea on exertion. An invasive angiogram revealed all the three coronary arteries originating from the right coronary cusp. …”
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Exertional Dyspnea Incidentally Diagnosed as Sarcoidosis: A Teaching Hospital Experience by Melvina Nartey, Kofi Ulzen-Appiah

“…A 49-year-old male presented with recurrent dyspnea on exertion, easy fatigue, and chest pain after several visits to different health facilities over 5 months. …”
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Concurrent acute myocardial infarction and acute ischemic stroke: Case reports and literature review by Cheng-hong Bao, Chen Zhang, Xiao-min Wang, Yi-bin Pan

“…The other patient was admitted for AIS, who had sudden chest pain during the thrombolytic process of alteplase. …”
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Anomalous left main coronary artery arising from the right sinus of valsalva in a young male: A rare anomaly of the origin of the coronary arteries by Pankaj Jariwala

“…A high level of clinical suspicion is required in younger patients presenting with a chest pain and positive stress test. A 34-year-old male with a previous family history of premature coronary artery disease, a diagnosis of the anomalous aortic origin of the coronary arteries, needs thorough evaluation. …”
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A rare cause of unilateral hemopneumothorax by Sumit Kumar Jain, Krishnapriya S Kumar

“…A 46-year-old male patient presented with high-grade fever, chills, hemoptysis, myalgia, acute onset of dyspnea, and right-sided chest pain. Emergency chest radiograph revealed right hydropneumothorax. …”
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Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery by Muhammad K. Malik, DO, Ramya Suryadevara, MD, Muhammad F. Malik, MD

“…Clinically, coronary artery anomalies can be asymptomatic or present with dyspnea, chest pain, and even sudden cardiac death. In this report, we discuss the case of a patient who was found to have a rare presentation of an anomalous right coronary artery originating from the anterior ascending aorta 20.9 mm above the sino-tubular junction that was discovered on coronary CT angiography.…”
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An Atypical presentation of pulmonary embolism in a critically ill patient by Nirali H. Munshi, BS, Terrance J. Truitt, MD, Alexander Patton, PA-C

“…Common presenting symptoms include shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain with vital signs demonstrating hypoxia, tachycardia, and tachypnea. …”
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Pulmonary carcinosarcoma initially presenting as invasive aspergillosis: a case report of previously unreported combination by Van Thien, Hafeez Wasif, David Doina, Olobatoke Ariyo O, Saleh Husain A

“…Patients with Aspergillus pneumonia present with fever, cough, chest pain and occasionally hemoptysis. Tissue examination is the most reliable method for diagnosis, and mortality rate is high.…”
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A case report of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis - disease well known but rarely diagnosed by Justyna Emeryk-Maksymiuk, Anna Grzywa-Celińska, Marcelina Makuch

“…We present an interesting case of a 62-year-old woman who presented with purulent cough, subfebrile temperature and chest pain. She was ineffectively treated for a month with standard antibiotics and was finally diagnosed with ABPA.…”
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A Case of Pediatric Sternal Fracture Diagnosed by POCUS by Takaaki Mori, Sung Shin Teng

“… A previously healthy, 4-year-old boy visited our emergency department due to chest pain after a fall from a skate scooter. Physical examination revealed tenderness over the sternal body. …”
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The Importance of Serial POCUS Exams – Dual Pathologies in Play by Rahul Nair, Jonathan Zuo, Ariel Shiloh

“…A typical presentation includes dyspnea, tachycardia, and chest pain. Importantly, serial cardiac exams in such high-risk patients can detect other concurrent pathologies. …”
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Pulmonary Embolism following Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA) of the Great Saphenous Vein by Nnamdi Nwaejike, Paul D Srodon, Constantinos Kyriakides

“…<p>A 70yr old lady presented to accident and emergency with sudden onset pleuritic chest pain. A pulmonary embolus (PE) was diagnosed by CTPA. …”
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Accidental and Late Diagnosis of Type A Aortic Dissection: Mimicking Unstable Angina Pectoris by Toktam Alirezaei MD, Rana Irilouzadian MD, Mohammad Khani MD

“…In this report, we discuss a type A aortic dissection case with a presentation of heaviness-like chest pain with no evidence of aortic dissection in his first echocardiography. …”
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Primary angioplasty by radial route for the management of acute myocardial infarction in a 26 year old pregnant female during first trimester of pregnancy by Sanjiv Gupta

“…She presented with persistent chest pain and hypotension and was successfully managed by primary angioplasty with zotarolimus drug eluting stent (ZES) via the right radial route under tirofiban and dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT).…”
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Angry bowels breaking hearts: a case series by Youssef Soliman, Megan Soliman, Qamar Ahmad, Laura vonDoenhoff

“…A classic presentation is of chest pain following intense emotional or physical stress. …”
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SARCOIDOSIS by Borislava Tsafarova

“…Most often, patients suffer from cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, and severe fatigue. In more severe cases, there is pulmonary fibrosis and/or irreversible damage to the organs affected by granulomas. …”
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Clinical Presentation of Acute Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm as a Mimic of Acute Coronary Syndrome by Gaurav Jain, Kothandam Sivakumar, Zeeshan Ahmed Mumtaz

“…Acute ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm may present with chest pain and rapidly worsening dyspnea. A 41-year-old male without known atherosclerotic risk factors presented with ST-segment elevation in leads aVR and V1 on electrocardiogram and elevated cardiac troponins and was diagnosed as acute coronary syndrome. …”
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Rapid Spontaneous Coronary Artery Reperfusion Following Severe Bradycardia During Exercise Tolerance Test: A Rare Case Report by Reza Ghasemi, Mohsen Yaghubi

“…We present the case with a sudden occlusion of the left main coronary artery without typical chest pain following an exercise tolerance test and rapid spontaneous reperfusion of the left main coronary artery.…”
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