CAPE GIRARDEAU (WSIL)---Chest pain can mean something is seriously wrong. That's why at the Cape Girardeau VA Healthcare Center, they are changing their system from the moment you walk in the door.

Medical experts are highlighting the difficulty of distinguishing heartburn from a heart attack, urging people to seek emergency care if chest discomfort is new, severe, or accompanied by other ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and five other societies established new ...

Reproducible chest pain means that a doctor or medical team can reproduce the pain under specific circumstances through pressing or touching. Doctors often use it as an early diagnostic tool when a ...

A new expert consensus document published by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) aims to provide more practical guidance and detailed definitions regarding the evaluation and treatment of acute ...

Des Plaines, IL - The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) is pleased to announce the release of the first publication in a series of Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the ...

Guidelines on the evaluation and diagnosis of stable chest pain put out last year by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) may have endorsed the use of ...

Two protocols for quickly and safely evaluating patients presenting to emergency departments with chest pain are being adopted by Australian hospitals. Chest pain is one of the most common reasons ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) have issued a set of data standards for chest pain and acute myocardial infarction (MI) to accompany last year's guidelines ...

Chest pain can indicate an injury to your ribcage, surrounding muscles, or connective tissue. Pulled muscles, fractured ribs, and arthritis are all potential causes. Your musculoskeletal system ...

Muscle strains, chronic pain conditions, arthritis, or rib injuries may all cause musculoskeletal chest pain. Musculoskeletal chest pain is pain relating to the muscles, tissues, and bones in the ...