Anxiety drives most low-risk chest pain cases in emergency departments

Chest pain ranks as the second most common reason for emergency department (ED) visits, making it a key concern for patients and doctors. However, 80% of these cases are considered low-risk and not ...
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High-Sensitivity Troponin Test Yields Only Modest Benefit in Assessing Chest Pain in ER

BEDFORD PARK, AUSTRALIA — Use of high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-TnT) assays, compared with standard TnT assays, may result in only modest improvement in evaluating emergency-department patients with ...
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Assessment of changes in chest wall mechanics in esophageal cancer survivors using a 3D-motion capture system.

Definitive chemoradiation for oligometastatic esophageal cancer patients. PIONEER: A multicenter, open-label, randomized phase II trial of second-line apatinib plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy ...
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Phone system for assessing chest troubles is unsafe and unreliable

A semi-automatic phone triage system designed to help people with chest discomfort during the out of hours period is unsafe and unreliable, according to research published in the journal Open Heart.
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Veracyte Announces New Expanded Data at CHEST Underscoring Percepta Nasal Swab Test’s Ability to Improve Early Lung Cancer Assessment

Veracyte Announces New Expanded Data at CHEST Underscoring Percepta Nasal Swab Test’s Ability to Improve Early Lung Cancer Assessment Company begins making novel, noninvasive test available to limited ...
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Psychological comorbidity in patients presenting to the emergency department with low-risk chest pain and anxiety

Chest pain ranks as 2nd most common reason for ED visits. However, 80 percent of these cases are considered low-risk and not related to heart disease. For these patients, anxiety and panic disorders ...