Changes in origin of acute chest pain in a sub-Saharan African setting.

Autor: Tettey M; School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.; National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana., Edwin F; National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.; School of Medical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana., Doku A; School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.; National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana., Ndanu T; School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana., Entsua-Mensah K; National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana., Adzamli I; National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tropical doctor [Trop Doct] 2022 Apr; Vol. 52 (2), pp. 280-284. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 23.
DOI: 10.1177/00494755211022947
Abstrakt: Our aim was to demonstrate a shifting epidemiology of acute chest pain in Ghana. Efforts to increase physician awareness and best practices are urgently required. Patients presenting with acute chest pain to the two leading tertiary care centres in Accra were investigated.
Databáze: MEDLINE