Myocarditis and coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination: A systematic review and meta-summary of cases by Pandit Bagus Tri Saputra, Roy Bagus Kurniawan, Desy Trilistyoati, Makhyan Jibril Al Farabi, Hendri Susilo, Mochamad Yusuf Alsagaff, Yudi Her Oktaviono, Henry Sutanto, Arief Gusnanto, Citrawati Dyah Kencono Wungu

“…Surprisingly, deceased cases had characteristics of being female, older age, non-chest pain symptoms, first-dose vaccination, left ventricular ejection fraction of <30%, fulminant myocarditis, and eosinophil infiltrate histopathology. …”
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Identifying patterns of reported findings on long-term cardiac complications of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Boya Guo, Chenya Zhao, Mike Z. He, Camilla Senter, Zhenwei Zhou, Jin Peng, Song Li, Annette L. Fitzpatrick, Sara Lindström, Rebecca C. Stebbins, Grace A. Noppert, Chihua Li

“…Only 25.3% (n = 38) of studies were of high quality based on the NOS quality assessment. Chest pain and arrhythmia were the most widely examined long-term complications. …”
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Signs and symptoms of acute pulmonary embolism and their predictive value for all-cause hospital death in respect of severity of the disease, age, sex and body mass index: retrospe... by Dušan Predrag Ružičić, Boris Dzudovic, Jovan Matijasevic, Marija Benic, Sonja Salinger, Ljiljana Kos, Tamara Kovacevic-Preradovic, Irena Mitevska, Aleksandar Neskovic, Bjanka Bozovic, Nebojsa Bulatovic, Vladimir Miloradovic, Ivica Djuric, Slobodan Obradovic

“…Older women with low-risk PE presented with chest pain less commonly (35.8% vs 55.8% vs 48.8% vs 51.9%, respectively; p=0.023) than men and younger women. …”
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A nightmare of clopidogrel resistance in a resource-limited setting: case report of subacute stent thrombosis by Pedro Pallangyo, Smita V. Bhalia, Makrina Komba, Zabella S. Mkojera, Henry A. Mayala, Engerasiya Kifai, Peter R. Kisenge

“…Seven days later, he presented with a crushing substernal chest pain. Cardiac enzymes were elevated and ECG revealed anterior ST-elevation MI. …”
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Perforated retrocecal appendicitis presenting with lung abscess—A case report by Fazel Rahman Faizi, MD, Farhad Farzam, MD

“…We present a 15-year-old boy with complaint of chest pain, cough, fever, vague abdominal pain and raised inflammatory markers who underwent CT examination. …”
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis manifested secondary to bacterial pleural empyema by Hiromu Kawano, Keiko Kan‐o, Ayaka Egashira, Isamu Okamoto

“…Two months following discharge from the hospital, she developed a cough and left chest pain. Chest computed tomography revealed high‐attenuation mucus plugs, atelectasis in the left lower lobe, and an increased peripheral blood eosinophil count. …”
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November 2017 imaging case of the month by Gotway MB, Mira-Avendano I

“…No hemoptysis was noted and the patient did not complain of chest pain. No history of syncope was noted. Physical examination was largely unremarkable and the patient’s oxygen saturation was 86% on room air, 90% on 4 L/m by mask. …”
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Case report: Pacemaker lost capture after acute myocardial infarction in a patient with left circumflex coronary artery occlusion by Zhihong Wu, Jianjun Tang, Qingyi Zhu, Lin Hu, Zhenjiang Liu, Xuping Li, Qiming Liu, Shenghua Zhou, Mingxian Chen

“…A 71-year-old female with a dual-chamber pacemaker presented to our hospital complaining of repeated chest pain. She was diagnosed with unstable angina. …”
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Article Review: Atenolol Importance as a Medication and in Industry by Baneen Salam, Emad Yousif, Mohammed H. Al-Mashhadani

“…Moreover, atenolol is also utilized to treat chest pain and to help patients to stay survival after they have a heart attack. …”
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Does intravenous administration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for ischemic stroke can cause inferior myocardial infarction? by Mostafa Almasi, Saeed Razmeh, Amir Hassan Habibi, Amir Hassan Rezaee

“…Three hours later, she has had chest pain. Rescue percutaneous coronary intervention was performed on right coronary artery due to diagnosis of inferior MI, and the symptoms were resolved.…”
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Sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension by Kašiković-Lečić Svetlana, Obradović Dušanka, Sazdanić-Velikić Danica, Popović Milan, Javorac Jovan, Živanović Dejan

“…The diagnosis of sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension is a challenge, because there are signs and symptoms, such as dyspnea, dizziness, and chest pain that are nonspecific and may exist in both diseases. …”
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Acute aortic dissection case with stroke presentation. by Meral Seferoglu, Nizameddin Koca, Barış Şensoy

“…Although there was no chest pain, it was found in CT-angiography that he has an intramural hematoma in the ascending aorta and a severe dissection in the descending aorta. …”
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Isolated pneumomediastinum in severe category COVID-19 patients admitted in ICU: a case series by Nazia Nazir, Anupriya Saxena

“…Conclusions Clinicians need to be alert to the development of such a complication in the event of sudden onset dyspnoea with chest pain. Conservative management, with low pressure settings on the ventilator results in gradual improvement of patient.…”
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Clinical features, Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging findings and outcome of patients with suspected myocarditis by Salik Ur Rehman Iqbal, Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan

“…Dyspnea (n = 15, 62%) was the commonest symptom followed by chest pain (n = 13, 54%). On echocardiogram, 55% showed LV dysfunction. …”
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Anomalous Origin of Right Coronary Artery from the Left Anterior Descending Artery: A Case Report by Behnam Shakerian, Mohammad Jebelli

“…Conclusion: Although the abnormal origin of the right coronary artery from the left anterior descending artery is a rare anomaly, due to causing chest pain and the possibility of sudden death, it is considered important. …”
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Apical Ballooning Syndrome or Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy: What We Know about It by Mohammad Alasti, Amir Ali Mehrabanfar, Mohammad Hassan Adel, Ahmad Reza Assareh

“…So in clinical practice, it is essential to consider it in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with chest pain, especially in postmenopausal women. Coronary angiography is usually indicated to achieve a proper diagnosis. …”
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Role of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) in the Management of Esophageal Diverticula by Bogdan P. Miutescu, Sarah Khan, Shruti Mony, Mouen A. Khashab

“…Esophageal diverticula are uncommon; however, when present, they can cause symptoms of dysphagia, regurgitation, and chest pain. Based on location and pathophysiological characteristics, they are classified as pulsion- and traction-type diverticula. …”
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Spontaneous Rupture of the Ascending Thoracic Aorta in Young Man by Mehmet Cengiz Colak, Nevzat Erdil, Ercan Kahraman, Ramazan Kutlu, Bektas Battaloglu

“…A 20-year-old male who had complained of sudden onset of severe chest pain and dispnea was admitted to our hospital. …”
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Case Report: Recurrent pericardial tamponade in a child with COVID-19 by Ádám Győri, Tamás Decsi, József Stankovics, Zoltán Nyul, Mária Környei, György Masszi, Evelin Leibinger, Bernadett Mosdósi

“…BackgroundPericarditis is rare in Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection and only a few cases were reported in children.Case presentationWe present the case of a 15-year-old boy with symptoms of high fever and worsening chest pain during COVID-19 infection. Chest computer tomography (CT) and echocardiography confirmed pericardial tamponade requiring urgent drainage. …”
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Troponin assay use in the emergency department for management of patients with potential acute coronary syndrome: current use and future directions by William R. Fox, Deborah B. Diercks

“…A number of risk-stratification scores exist to assist physicians with evaluating chest pain in the emergency department in the context of de-tection (or absence) of troponins in systemic circulation. …”
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