Chest Pain
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Chest Pain Risk Factors
Risk factors for chest pain include:
Age over 50 years
AIDS
Cancer
Chest injury
COPD
Deep venous thrombosis
Diabetes
Elevated cholesterol
Emphysema
Family history of
heart disease
Heart disease
High fat diet
Hypertension
Obesity
Pulmonary embolism
Severe asthma
Smoking
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Chest Pain Symptoms
Related Topics:
Acute coronary syndrome
Angina
Atypical angina
Chest injury
Chest pain in children
Chest wall pain
Costochondritis
Heart attack
Pericarditis
Pleurisy
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Last Updated: Oct 31, 2007
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Chest Pain References:
Castell DO. Chest pain of undetermined origin: overview of pathophysiology. Am J Med. 1992 May 27;92(5A):2S-4S.
Colombet I, Chatellier G, Jaulent MC, Degoulet P. Decision aids for triage of patients with chest pain: a systematic review of field evaluation studies. Proc AMIA Symp. 1999;:231-5.
Patel H, Rosengren A, Ekman I. Symptoms in acute coronary syndromes: does sex make a difference? Am Heart J. 2004 Jul;148(1):27-33.
Richter JE. Overview of diagnostic testing for chest pain of unknown origin. Am J Med. 1992 May 27;92(5A):41S-45S.
