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Chest Pain

Known as: Thoracic pain, thorax pain, Chest pain, unspecified 
Pressure, burning, or numbness in the chest.

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1940-2017
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Angina PectorisCardialgiaChest pressureChest tightness
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Atypical chest painChest wall painMediastinitisNon-cardiac chest pain
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1936-2018
19401960198020002020
Chest Pain
Angina Pectoris
radiotherapeutic
prevention & control
Pheochromocytoma
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Coronary CT angiography versus standard evaluation in acute chest pain.
BACKGROUND It is unclear whether an evaluation incorporating coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) is more effective… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Coronary computed tomography angiography for early triage of patients with acute chest pain: the ROMICAT (Rule Out Myocardial Infarction using Computer Assisted Tomography) trial.
OBJECTIVES This study was designed to determine the usefulness of coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) in patients with… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
A randomized controlled trial of multi-slice coronary computed tomography for evaluation of acute chest pain.
OBJECTIVES This study sought to compare the safety, diagnostic efficacy, and efficiency of multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
[Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes].
An issue, which is not addressed by the guidelines, is whether, in the absence of Sgarbossa’s criteria, the association of acute… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Endothelial function predicts future development of coronary artery disease: a study of women with chest pain and normal coronary angiograms.
BACKGROUND The prognosis for women with chest pain and angiographically normal coronary arteries is believed to be totally benign… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and mortality among patients with myocardial infarction presenting without chest pain.
CONTEXT Although chest pain is widely considered a key symptom in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI), not all patients… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Abnormal myocardial phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in women with chest pain but normal coronary angiograms.
BACKGROUND After hospitalization for chest pain, women are more likely than men to have normal coronary-artery angiograms. In… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Emergency room triage of patients with acute chest pain by means of rapid testing for cardiac troponin T or troponin I.
BACKGROUND Evaluation of patients with acute chest pain in emergency rooms is time-consuming and expensive, and it often results… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
An outpatient program in behavioral medicine for chronic pain patients based on the practice of mindfulness meditation: theoretical considerations and preliminary results.
The practice of mindfulness meditation was used in a 10-week Stress Reduction and Relaxation Program to train chronic pain… (More)
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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Self-administration of a questionnaire on chest pain and intermittent claudication.
A total of 18 403 men aged between 40 and 64 years took part in a screening examination which included a self-administered… (More)
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