background: the purpose of this research was to determine the relation between negative or positive qualitative troponin i test and the short term prognosis of patients presenting to emergency department with chest pain or angina equivalent symptoms. methods: we assessed the qualitative rapid troponin i in patients with chest pain or angina equivalent symptoms after at least 4 hours and then we...

conclusions in the present study, the patients with cad were able to observe ramadan fast safely and their combined endpoint of chest pain and dyspnea was not significantly different from that of the non-fasting ones. we would suggest that patients with cad and normal left ventricular function could fast during ramadan. background fasting during the month of ramadan is of vital significance amo...

background coronary artery disease is the single most important cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetic patients. electrocardiographic stress test is a non-invasive modality to screen significant coronary involvement in minimally symptomatic diabetics. objectives we investigated the positive predictive value (ppv) of this test in comparison with coronary angiography. materials and methods ...

background: non-cardiac chest pain (nccp) presents as a frequent diagnostic challenge, with patients tending to use a disproportionate level of health care resources. gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) is the most frequent cause of nccp. thus the typical symptoms of reflux like heartburn and regurgitation, when present as predominant symptoms are quite specific for diagnosing gerd patients ...

echocardiography is a non-invasive diagnostic technique which provides information regarding cardiac function and hemodynamics. it is the most frequently used cardiovascular diagnostic test after electrocardiography and chest x-ray. however, in a patient with acute chest pain, transthoracic echocardiography is essential both for diagnosing acute coronary syndrome, zeroing on the evaluation of v...