Did this woman’s additional bouts of pain warrant emergent repeat of previously negative angiography? Ms. P, a 54-year-old African American with a known history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and ...
Chest pain may still be angina even when coronary angiogram testing shows the main heart arteries look clear. Using stress ...
Chest pain can have different causes. Having chest discomfort does not necessarily mean you are having a “heart attack”. However, chest pain can possibly be a sign of a heart attack. Hence, it is ...
A new testing protocol identifies patients whose chest pain is heart-related even though their main heart arteries look ...
Several years in development and beset by delays, guidelines out today from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), in conjunction with several other societies ...
Between working, childcare, and yes, even scheduling doctor’s appointments for spouses and parents, that fatigue or pesky jaw pain is simply brushed off by many women. And while many symptoms may be ...
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) refers to the presence of free air in the mediastinum without preceding trauma or ...
BOSTON, MA—When patients come in with chest pain, elevated troponin, and no obstructive coronary disease, use of an advanced imaging modality like cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) may help ...
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory condition that affects the spine, causing back pain and stiffness. But one-third of people with this condition have inflammation that affects other parts ...