Two cases of acute chest discomfort and the Central Italy earthquake

We present the cases of two postmenopausal women presenting to our emergency department with acute chest discomfort soon after the Central Italy earthquake. Different diagnoses were made in the two patients. The role of the earthquake as a stressful event triggering diverse chest pain syndromes is d...

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Autores principales: Pannarale, Giuseppe, Torromeo, Concetta, Acconcia, Maria Cristina, Moretti, Andrea, De Angelis, Valentina, Tanzilli, Alessandra, Paravati, Vincenzo, Barillà, Francesco, Gaudio, Carlo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5934663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29744121
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omx005
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Sumario:We present the cases of two postmenopausal women presenting to our emergency department with acute chest discomfort soon after the Central Italy earthquake. Different diagnoses were made in the two patients. The role of the earthquake as a stressful event triggering diverse chest pain syndromes is discussed.

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