BACKGROUND Despite providing insufficient medical evidence of the existence of a real cardiac condition, patients with non-coronary chest pain still interpret their pain incorrectly. The present study, therefore, sought to compare the irrational beliefs in non-coronary patients with mild chest pain against those with severe chest pain. METHODS A cross-sectional design was used. The statistica...

introduction: chest pain is a common compliant in children and adolescents visiting the clinic. we assess and analyze the etiology of chest pain among children referred a pediatric cardiology clinic in cardiac center in south west of iran.materials and methods: we assessed children with chest pain who visited our medical center during march 2013 to april 2014. any case of trauma associated ches...

acute myocardial infarction is the most important reason of mortality in iran. more than half of these deaths occur without the patient even reaching to a hospital. there is the evidence that patients with better knowledge of the symptoms of mi will seek help earlier. the purpose of this study is to determine how well a predictive model will perform based solely upon patient-reportable clinical...

This case report describes a 32-year-old male who presented to an emergency department with severe chest pain and a history of cough, fever, night sweats, loss of appetite and weight. Chest radiography revealed a left upper lobe consolidation and multiple compression deformities in the thoracic spine. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated significant kyphosis and vertebral plana at two thorac...

blunt injury to the chest can affect any one or all components of the chest wall and thoracic cavity. the clinical presentation of patients with blunt chest trauma varies widely and ranges from minor reports of pain to florid shock. traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation is a rare cardiovascular complication of blunt chest trauma. tricuspid valve regurgitation is usually begotten by disorders ...

We compared the incidence, nature and frequency of chest pain in a group of 45 ankylosing spondylitis patients with an age and sex matched group of normals. Twenty-five ankylosing spondylitis patients had experienced recurrent chest pain compared to three normals, and had a significantly reduced chest expansion. The presence of chest pain in ankylosing spondylitis can be an early presenting fea...