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Acute coronary syndrome

Prevalence
Clinical features
Differential diagnosis
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Differential diagnosis

Other common causes of chest pain include c
  • myocardial infarction
  • pulmonary embolism
  • chest infection
  • musculoskeletal pain
  • pericarditis
Rarer causes include
  • aortic dissection
  • oesophageal spasm

 

Expiry date: June 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Authors   CM   Ball , N   Shenker
Reviewer   I K   Jang
CAT Writers   N   Shenker , CJ   Wotton , CM   Ball , RS   Phillips