Two cases of acute chest discomfort and the Central Italy earthquake | Zendy

Giuseppe Pannarale | Zendy; Concetta Torromeo | Zendy; Maria Cristina Acconcia | Zendy; Andréa Moretti | Zendy; Valentina De Angelis | Zendy; Alessandra Tanzilli | Zendy; Vincenzo Paravati | Zendy; Francesco Barillà | Zendy; Carlo Gaudio | Zendy

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Two cases of acute chest discomfort and the Central Italy earthquake

Author(s) -

Giuseppe Pannarale,

Concetta Torromeo,

Maria Cristina Acconcia,

Andréa Moretti,

Valentina De Angelis,

Alessandra Tanzilli,

Vincenzo Paravati,

Francesco Barillà,

Carlo Gaudio

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

oxford medical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.169

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2053-8855

DOI - 10.1093/omcr/omx005

Subject(s) - medicine , chest pain , emergency department , medical diagnosis , medical emergency , emergency medicine , radiology , psychiatry

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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