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Table 33-1: Differential Diagnoses of Patients Admitted to Hospital with Acute Chest Pain Ruled Not Myocardial Infarction

Table 33-1

Diagnosis

Percent

Gastroesophageal diseasea

  • Gastroesophageal reflux
  • Esophageal motility disorders
  • Peptic ulcer
  • Gallstones

42

Ischemic heart disease

31

Chest wall syndromes

28

Pericarditis

4

Pleuritis/pneumonia

2

Pulmonary embolism

2

Lung cancer

1.5

Aortic aneurysm

1

Aortic stenosis

1

Herpes zoster

1

aIn order of frequency.
Source: Fruergaard P et al: Eur Heart J 17:1028, 1996.

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Chest Pain

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Table 33-1: Differential Diagnoses of Patients Admitted to Hospital with Acute Chest Pain Ruled Not Myocardial Infarction
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