June 29, 1979JAMA

Chest wall syndrome. A common cause of unexplained cardiac pain

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Population

12 patients with severe, often incapacitating chest pain initially believed to be cardiac in origin

Design

Case_series

Authors

Discussion

May support considering chest wall syndrome in atypical pain; case report leaves open need for prospective validation.

Population

12 patients with severe, often incapacitating chest pain initially believed to be cardiac in origin

Intervention

Clinical evaluation and radionuclide cineangiographic studies

Outcome

Diagnosis of chest wall syndrome and assessment of cardiac function

Chest wall syndrome is a common cause of unexplained atypical chest pain and should be considered in patients to aid in appropriate care.

Stephen E. Epstein (1979) studied this question.

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