Chest wall pain may result from an injury to the muscles, joints, or cartilage. In some cases, home treatments such as hot or cold therapy may help. The cause of chest pain is difficult to diagnose ...

February is Heart Month and while chest pain is the most recognized sign of a heart attack, symptoms present differently in each person, highlighting the importance of preventative care.

63.5% of practices were located in urban areas and 67% of the participating 74 PCPs were male (mean age of 49 years). PCPs included 1355 patients with chest pain, seven patients did not meet the ...

Despite many years of experience taking care of heart patients, this physician went into denial when he first felt it while working out. Kurt Strazdins During medical school, I learned the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A system of stand-alone chest pain units was established in a low-income, densely populated area. Patients ...

For those up to age 55 who go to hospital emergency departments with chest pain in the United States, women are less likely than men to be triaged as urgent, receive an electrocardiogram (ECG), or be ...

A push to provide timely, more efficient care for cardiac patients helped earn three UnityPoint Health-Des Moines hospitals full accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. Dr.

North Oaks Medical Center has earned national accreditation as a Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI from the American College ...

During medical school, I learned the characteristic triad that makes up the most common presentation of coronary artery disease: exercise-induced chest pain that is felt under the breastbone and ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Despite many years of experience taking care of heart patients, this physician went ...