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Clinical experience of chest pain in adults with congenital heart disease in a single tertiary center.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20143055     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The aim of this study was to investigate clinical manifestation and causes of chest pain in adults with congenital heart disease. Of 966 patients in our Adult Congenital Heart Clinic, 50 patients had cyanosis (cyanosis [+]), and 916 patients did not have cyanosis (cyanosis [-]). Fifty-four patients (16 male and 38 female) with a history of chest pain requiring medical care were selected: 33 were in the cyanosis (+) group, and 21 were in the cyanosis (-) group. Medical records were reviewed. The causes of chest pain were (no. cyanosis [+], no. cyanosis [-], respectively) as follows: idiopathic (n = 19, n = 10), pulmonary hemorrhage (n = 6, n = 0), pulmonary tuberculosis (n = 2, n = 0), pulmonary thromboembolism (n = 4, n = 0), localized musculoskeletal (n = 1, n = 1), myocardial ischemia (n = 1, n = 1), and arrhythmia (n = 2, n = 9). Patients with cyanosis had much higher frequency of chest pain compared with patients without cyanosis (33 of 50 vs. 21 of 916, p < 0.0001). Chest pain in adults with congenital heart disease has diverse causes. Meticulous evaluation of chest pain in adults with congenital heart disease is required to differentiate correctable causes from idiopathic or incurable ones.
Authors:
June Huh; I-Seok Kang; Heung Jae Lee; Seung Woo Park
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-02-09
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatric cardiology     Volume:  31     ISSN:  1432-1971     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatr Cardiol     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-17     Completed Date:  2010-10-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8003849     Medline TA:  Pediatr Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  620-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Grown-Up Congenital Heart Clinic, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, 135-710, Republic of Korea. herzhuh@skku.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological Markers / analysis
Chest Pain / diagnosis,  etiology*
Chi-Square Distribution
Cyanosis / diagnosis,  etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital / complications*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers

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