Acute chest syndrome is a serious complication of sickle cell disease. It involves symptoms like chest pain, cough, or fever and can be life threatening if not treated promptly. Sickle cell disease is ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways Chest pain when coughing can sometimes be a sign of a medical ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has released an Expert Consensus Decision Pathway (ECDP) on the evaluation and disposition of acute chest pain in the emergency department (ED). Chest pain ...

Sickle cell anemia causes sickle-shaped cells to block blood flow to the lungs, leading to acute chest syndrome. Common treatment methods involve oxygen supplementation and pain management. Sickle ...

Reproducible chest pain means that a doctor or medical team can reproduce the pain under specific circumstances through pressing or touching. Doctors often use it as an early diagnostic tool when a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) may help improve care for patients who show up at the hospital with acute chest pain, according to a new study. Artificial intelligence (AI) may help improve care for ...

Despite being younger and having fewer comorbidities, patients with acute myocarditis (AM) had a significantly higher risk for 30-day and long-term mortality than those with unexplained chest pain.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) expert decision pathway for chest pain can safely and effectively rule out acute coronary syndromes in most patients, but not for those with known coronary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with cancer had a higher rate of acute MI when presenting to the ED with chest pain. More CV ...

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 ...