Evaluation of chest pain

Abstract

Chest pain is a relatively common symptom in children. Evaluation is mainly clinical to exclude cardiac or organic causes of chest pain. Precordial catch syndrome is a benign cause of chest pain in children.

Keywords: chest pain, precordial catch syndrome

Andrew W Boon BSc MD FRCP FRCPCH DCH is a Consultant Paediatrician at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK

PII: S1751-7222(08)00221-7

doi:10.1016/j.paed.2008.09.012

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