Review

Chest Pain in Children

Volume: 17 Number: 4 July 25, 2023
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Chest Pain in Children

Abstract

Chest pain is one of the most common reasons for admission to the emergency department, pediatrics and pediatric cardiology clinics in childhood. While pain is not usually caused by a serious cause, it can be of concern to the patient and their parents. Clinicians should inform the family of the benign nature of chest pain, unless they consider an important underlying cause. Routine referral of these patients to the cardiology department is not recommended, as it increases family and patient anxiety and may cause unnecessary evaluation. Chest pain can occur at any age, but its incidence increases after 10 years of age. The most frequent causes are costochondritis, chest wall muscle pain due to trauma or muscle strain and respiratory tract diseases. Cardiac reasons are rare with a prevalence of less than 6% and further diagnostic studies does not always necessary.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Review

Early Pub Date

July 20, 2023

Publication Date

July 25, 2023

Submission Date

May 5, 2023

Acceptance Date

June 7, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 17 Number: 4

APA
Pamuk, U., & Gürsu, A. (2023). Chest Pain in Children. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, 17(4), 328-333. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.1287099
AMA
1.Pamuk U, Gürsu A. Chest Pain in Children. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2023;17(4):328-333. doi:10.12956/tchd.1287099
Chicago
Pamuk, Utku, and Alper Gürsu. 2023. “Chest Pain in Children”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 17 (4): 328-33. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.1287099.
EndNote
Pamuk U, Gürsu A (July 1, 2023) Chest Pain in Children. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 17 4 328–333.
IEEE
[1]U. Pamuk and A. Gürsu, “Chest Pain in Children”, Turkish J Pediatr Dis, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 328–333, July 2023, doi: 10.12956/tchd.1287099.
ISNAD
Pamuk, Utku - Gürsu, Alper. “Chest Pain in Children”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 17/4 (July 1, 2023): 328-333. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.1287099.
JAMA
1.Pamuk U, Gürsu A. Chest Pain in Children. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2023;17:328–333.
MLA
Pamuk, Utku, and Alper Gürsu. “Chest Pain in Children”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 4, July 2023, pp. 328-33, doi:10.12956/tchd.1287099.
Vancouver
1.Utku Pamuk, Alper Gürsu. Chest Pain in Children. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2023 Jul. 1;17(4):328-33. doi:10.12956/tchd.1287099

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