In some U.S. emergency departments (EDs), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 0/1-hour troponin algorithm has shown uniquely poor performance ruling out cardiac events in patients presenting with ...

Chest pain presents differently across individuals. Doctors may consider some symptoms typical and others atypical. For this reason, it is important to recognize a range of symptoms to avoid missing ...

Experts generally define atypical chest pain as any pain that does not have the same characteristics as typical chest pain. Typical chest pain presents as follows: A person will have chest discomfort ...

Chest pain represents one of the most alarming symptoms a person can experience. The immediate fear—”Am I having a heart attack?”—creates tremendous anxiety, and rightfully so. Heart attacks claim ...