Causes of chest pain in patients reporting to accident and emergency department

ABSTRACT

To find out the prevalence of various causes of chest pain in patients reporting to Accident and Emergency Department, 100 consecutive cases of chest pain were studied. The majority of patients [72%] were found to be suffering from cardiac ailments followed by cases of musculo-skeletal disorders [19%] and chest infections [5%]. The findings emphasise the need of proper cardiac evaluation of every case complaining of chest pain