2020Journal of Clinical CardiologyOpen access

Chest Pain in Repeated Emergency Department Visitors

Ksenija Slankamenac, Michael Stucki, Dagmar I. Keller

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Abstract

Chest pain is responsible for up to 8% of all emergency department (ED) visits. It is a symptom of potentially harmful diseases including acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of AMI and other causes of chest pain in repeated ED visitors with chest pain.

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Chest pain is responsible for up to 8% of all emergency department (ED) visits. It is a symptom of potentially harmful diseases including acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of AMI and other causes of chest pain in repeated ED visitors with chest pain.

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Chest pain is responsible for up to 8% of all emergency department (ED) visits. It is a symptom of potentially harmful diseases including acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of AMI and other causes of chest pain in repeated ED visitors with chest pain.

Key concepts: Medicine, Emergency department, Chest pain, Myocardial infarction, Emergency medicine, Physical therapy, Medical emergency, Internal medicine

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