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Higher risk of death in heart attack victims with no chest pain
An absence of chest pain during a heart attack increases the risk of death, shows research in Heart. Previous research shows that chest pain is not typical of a heart attack in around one in four patients. The study focused on 3684 admissions to 20 adjacent hospitals in Yorkshire for suspected heart attack for three months in 1995. In 2100 cases a... view more... (2001-10-12)
Study examines prevalence of chest pain in patients 1 year after heart attack
Nearly one in five patients experiences chest pain one year after having a heart attack, according to a report in the June 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-06-24)
Hypnotherapy helps relieve chest pain
Hypnotherapy seems to relieve severe chest pain that is not caused by a heart condition, known as non-cardiac chest pain, suggests a small study published ahead of print in Gut. view more (2006-04-20)
A useful method to diagnose chest pain with foregut symptoms
Recent reports have indicated that recurrent chest pain is often a result of esophageal motility disorders or gastroesophageal reflux diseases (GERD), which is known as esophageal chest pain. view more (2009-02-19)
Unexplained chest pain can be due to stress
Each year, many people seek emergency treatment for unexplained chest pains. A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, indicates several common factors among those affected, including stress at work, anxiety, depression and a sedentary lifestyle. view more (2009-02-09)
Linked angina relates with gastroesophageal reflux diseases?
It is well known that non-cardiac chest pain is closely related to gastroesophageal reflux diseases (GERD). Chest pain of esophageal origin can be difficult to distinguish from that caused by cardiac ischemia because the distal esophagus and the heart share a common afferent vagal supply, and GERD can cause episodes of non-cardiac chest pain that... view more... (2009-04-17)
Chest Pain Center Accreditation Linked with Better Outcomes in Heart Attack Patients
Hospitals accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC) have been shown to perform better in the heart attack core measures established by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as compared to non-accredited hospitals, according to a national study led by an Emory University researcher. view more (2008-07-10)
Cardiac CT Is More Cost Effective When Managing Low-Risk Patients with Chest Pain in the Emergency Department
The use of cardiac CT for low-risk chest pain patients in the emergency department, instead of the traditional standard of care (SOC) workup, may reduce a patient's length of stay and hospital charges. view more (2009-07-10)
Radiation Dose Drastically Reduced During Whole Chest MDCT
Emergency physicians who evaluate patients with non-specific chest pain using whole chest multi-detector CT (MDCT) combined with retrospective electrocardiogram (ECG) gating can reduce the patient radiation dose by 71% using MDCT combined with prospective ECG triggering instead. view more (2009-06-24)
New test can rule out heart damage within six hours
A new test to assess chest pain in UK emergency departments can rule out the possibility of heart damage within six hours, allowing safe discharge of patients and reducing unnecessary admissions, finds a study in this week's BMJ. The current approach requires admission to hospital for a minimum of 24 hours. Over a 12-month period, researchers at... view more... (2001-08-15)
Study Shows Cost-Effectiveness of 64-Slice CT Scanner in Emergency Department Chest Pain Patients
A recent study led by Rahul Khare, MD, emergency department physician and assistant director of operations at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, sought to determine the cost-effectiveness of utilizing a CT scanner to evaluate low-risk chest pain patients in the emergency room. view more (2008-07-21)
Heart study shows many suffer poor quality of life
The world's largest quality of life study of chronic angina patients attending general practice clinics has revealed that almost one in three experience frequent chest pain, which affects their daily life. view more (2009-09-15)
Studies highlight little known, but potentially serious, manifestations of acid reflux
Many people may not realize that symptoms such as chronic cough or chest pain can be caused by acid reflux into the esophagus, because they do not experience classic heartburn symptoms or acid regurgitation. view more (2007-10-15)
Emergency departments test chest pain patients differently, based on race, gender and insurance
The study, conducted by Liliana E. Pezzin, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine at the Medical College, along with co-investigators Gary B. Green, M.D., MPH, and Penelope Keyl, Ph.D., at Johns Hopkins, appears in the February 2007 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine. view more (2007-02-02)
Current diagnostic criteria missing more than 25% of heart attacks
The UK's reliance on old criteria to diagnose heart attacks among patients with severe chest pain suggests that more than 25% of cases are being missed, reveals a study in Heart. In 2000 the European Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology recommended the use of rises in a set of proteins called troponins for the detection... view more... (2003-11-18)
Crucial information lacking in chest pain referrals
Important information that could optimise the diagnosis and management of chest pain patients is often lacking on referral between primary and secondary care, according to an influential multidisciplinary working group of the Angina Forum. In a bid to tackle the situation, the group has developed a template for use by both general practices and... view more... (2005-03-08)
CT Scans to Determine Heart Disease in the Emergency Room
In the future, patients who arrive at a hospital Emergency Department complaining of chest pain may be diagnosed with a sophisticated CT scan. If the diagnosis is negative, the patient can go home-and the total time at the hospital will be much shorter than it is today. view more (2007-11-28)
Enhanced external counterpulsation reduces angina, says University of Pittsburgh study
Patients with angina (chest pain) and left ventricular dysfunction respond very well to treatment using enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP), with little or no future heart failure events. view more (2006-02-28)
The heart attack myth: Study establishes that women do have same the heart attack symptoms as men
The gender difference between men and women is a lot smaller than we've been led to believe when it comes to heart attack symptoms. view more (2009-10-26)
Treating chest pain in the average woman tops $1 million over lifetime
Treating chest pain associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) could cost a woman more than $1 million during her lifetime; and even the chest pain associated with mild artery blockage (nonobstructive CAD) could reach $750,000 for an average woman. view more (2006-08-23)
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