Atypical Chest Pain in the Elderly: Prevalence, Possible Mechanisms and Prognosis

Acute chest pain is a major complaint quite commonly presented at emergency departments. A differential diagnosis of acute chest pain includes various disease entities, including some life-threatening disorders. Of these, acute coronary syndrome garners much clinical attention and forms a specific d...

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Main Authors: Chung-Lieh Hung, Charles Jia-Yin Hou, Hung-I Yeh, Wen-Han Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2010-03-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959810700156