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Myocardial infarction

Prevalence
Clinical features
Differential diagnosis
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Differential diagnosis

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

 

 

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

Author   CM   Ball , N   Shenker
Reviewer   S   Straus
CAT Writers   CJ   Wotton , N   Shenker , B   Phillips , CM   Ball