Unstable angina is when you experience unexpected chest pain, and it usually occurs while you're resting. Unstable angina is a type of acute coronary syndrome, as are heart attacks, meaning it can ...

Most episodes of ACSs are characterized predominantly by chest pain. However, a proportion of patients may have atypical, minimal, or no symptoms. In our population, patients with atypical ...

A fit and healthy young woman thought the acute chest pain she had been suffering from was due to an ill-fitting bra that she had been wearing for some time. However, after tests were conducted ...

Background Acute chest pain constitutes a considerable diagnostic challenge outside hospitals. This will often lead to uncertainty in choosing the right management, and the physicians' approach ...

In-hospital mortality in patients with AMI can be predicted with a risk-standardized model that includes patient factors, such as age and cardiogenic shock.

During medical school, I learned the characteristic triad that makes up the most common presentation of coronary artery disease: exercise-induced chest pain that is felt under the breastbone and ...

Abdominal pain refers to any pain you feel between your chest and pelvis ... It’s common to sometimes experience acute diarrhea, which may be accompanied by short-term abdominal pain.

There are only a few times that I recall isolated J point elevation that looks more like early repolarization but really occurred during acute chest pain from an anterior STEMI. It is important to ...

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS ... it can also be associated with cocaine use. Cardiac chest pain can also be precipitated by anemia, bradycardias (excessively slow heart rate) or tachycardias ...

FIT father of three Neil Morris had just completed a 100km cycle when he started to experience tightness in his neck and ...

Do you experience chest pain when anxiety strikes? Relax; it's more common than you think, and there are ways to address it. Taylor Leamey writes about all things wellness, specializing in mental ...

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association today released an updated clinical practice guideline for managing individuals experiencing acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The ...