Cardiac, possible cardiac, and likely non-cardiac origin of chest pain : A  hitherto underestimated parameter in German chest pain units

CONCLUSION: The establishment of broader awareness programs and opening CPUs for low-threshold evaluation of self-referring patients should be discussed. Regarding the rigid focus on the clarification of cardiac causes of chest pain, a stronger interdisciplinary approach should be promoted.PMID:38155226 | DOI:10.1007/s00059-023-05230-1

Source: Herz - December 28, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sebastian Imhof Matthias Hochadel Stavros Konstantinides Thomas Voigtl änder Claus Schmitt Bernd Nowak Tienush Rassaf Jochen Senges Thomas M ünzel Evangelos Giannitsis Frank Breuckmann Source Type: research