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08 / 01 / 2020

 


Causes of chest pain in primary care: a review

Raed Abdullah Ali Alharthi, Fatimah Talat A. Howladar, Abdullah Ali Saeed Alzahrani, Eman Mohammed Ahmed Babader, Amjed Abed Abdulrahman Alazwari, Salman Abdulhafez Alzaidi, Asawir Mohammed Al Qurashi.


Abstract
Chest pain can be caused by both non-life-threatening and life-threatening causes. The first step that should be performed on admission is to prevent the presence of life-threatening conditions. This study aimed to overview chest pain prevalence, causes, and diagnosis. In this review, an online searching process was involved to obtain articles related to our subject to write the current review. The searching process was through scientific websites using several keywords. Articles were selected according to inclusion criteria that we selected, and then the discussion of the subject was performed under main titles. This review concludes that chest pain can be caused by life-threatening causes that require immediate management, so correct diagnosis is essential for proper management and saving the life of patients.

Key words: Chest pain, causes, prevalence, diagnosis


 
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Alharthi RAA, Howladar FTA, Alzahrani AAS, Babader EMA, Alazwari AAA, Alzaidi SA, Qurashi AMA. Causes of chest pain in primary care: a review. IJMDC. 2020; 4(2): 486-489. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1575583489


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Alharthi RAA, Howladar FTA, Alzahrani AAS, Babader EMA, Alazwari AAA, Alzaidi SA, Qurashi AMA. Causes of chest pain in primary care: a review. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=76773 [Access: March 28, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1575583489


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Alharthi RAA, Howladar FTA, Alzahrani AAS, Babader EMA, Alazwari AAA, Alzaidi SA, Qurashi AMA. Causes of chest pain in primary care: a review. IJMDC. 2020; 4(2): 486-489. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1575583489



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Alharthi RAA, Howladar FTA, Alzahrani AAS, Babader EMA, Alazwari AAA, Alzaidi SA, Qurashi AMA. Causes of chest pain in primary care: a review. IJMDC. (2020), [cited March 28, 2024]; 4(2): 486-489. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1575583489



Harvard Style

Alharthi, R. A. A., Howladar, . F. T. A., Alzahrani, . A. A. S., Babader, . E. M. A., Alazwari, . A. A. A., Alzaidi, . S. A. & Qurashi, . A. M. A. (2020) Causes of chest pain in primary care: a review. IJMDC, 4 (2), 486-489. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1575583489



Turabian Style

Alharthi, Raed Abdullah Ali, Fatimah Talat A. Howladar, Abdullah Ali Saeed Alzahrani, Eman Mohammed Ahmed Babader, Amjed Abed Abdulrahman Alazwari, Salman Abdulhafez Alzaidi, and Asawir Mohammed Al Qurashi. 2020. Causes of chest pain in primary care: a review. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 4 (2), 486-489. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1575583489



Chicago Style

Alharthi, Raed Abdullah Ali, Fatimah Talat A. Howladar, Abdullah Ali Saeed Alzahrani, Eman Mohammed Ahmed Babader, Amjed Abed Abdulrahman Alazwari, Salman Abdulhafez Alzaidi, and Asawir Mohammed Al Qurashi. "Causes of chest pain in primary care: a review." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 4 (2020), 486-489. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1575583489



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Alharthi, Raed Abdullah Ali, Fatimah Talat A. Howladar, Abdullah Ali Saeed Alzahrani, Eman Mohammed Ahmed Babader, Amjed Abed Abdulrahman Alazwari, Salman Abdulhafez Alzaidi, and Asawir Mohammed Al Qurashi. "Causes of chest pain in primary care: a review." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 4.2 (2020), 486-489. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1575583489



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Alharthi, R. A. A., Howladar, . F. T. A., Alzahrani, . A. A. S., Babader, . E. M. A., Alazwari, . A. A. A., Alzaidi, . S. A. & Qurashi, . A. M. A. (2020) Causes of chest pain in primary care: a review. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 4 (2), 486-489. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1575583489





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