Chest pain is one of the most common reasons people go to an emergency department or a doctor’s office, says Martha Gulati, MD, a cardiologist and president-elect of the American Society for ...

Acute myocarditis is associated with worse short-term and long-term survival outcomes than unexplained chest pain, although presenting symptoms are similar.

Chest pain can signal something serious, and it’s often an emergency. But discomfort in your chest area can also be a sign of a minor annoyance. That means that when you notice it, you may be ...

Chest congestion occurs when excess mucus or fluid builds up in the lungs or airways, making it difficult to breathe. The most common causes of acute chest congestion are upper respiratory ...

Stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging use on acute chest pain patients in the emergency department’s observation unit helps to reduce adverse outcomes, according to a study in JACC ...

Using lung ultrasonography to identify acute chest syndrome in patients with sickle cell disease resulted in favorable diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity and specificity, according to results ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have higher levels of HbA1c are at increased risk for hospital admission for acute exacerbations.

What was causing ongoing severe acute chest pain in this 65-year-old patient with no cardiovascular risk factors or prior heart problems? That was the conundrum for Stefano Savonitto, MD, and ...

The document provides a new structure to address the challenges of rapid chest pain evaluation in the emergency department and reduce 'dwell' times.

Time from chest pain onset to ED presentation did not differ between patients who had a prior acute MI and those who did not, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart ...