Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

Original Article

Analysis of clinical characteristics and causes of chest pain in children and adolescents

Ji Hye Chun, Tae Hyeong Kim, Mi Young Han, Na Yeon Kim, Kyung Lim Yoon

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(11):440-445. Published online November 22, 2015

Purpose

Chest pain is common in children and adolescents and is a reason for referral to pediatric cardiologists. Although most cases of chest pain in these age groups are benign and do not require treatment, timely diagnosis is important not to miss life-threatening diseases requiring prompt treatment. We investigated certain clinical characteristics that may be useful in the diagnosis of such...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2015.58.11.440

Etiologic Diagnosis and Clinical Characteristics of Chronic Recurrent Chest Pain in Children

Eun-Jung Choi, Eun-A Lee, Chang-Woo Lee, Du-Young Choi, Yeon-Geun Oh, Jong-Duk Kim, Hyang-Suk Yoon

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(6):628-633. Published online June 15, 2004

Purpose : To identify the causes and clinical characteristics, and the efficacy of various diagnostic approaches, we studied, prospectively, pediatric patients with chronic recurrent chest pain. Methods : A prospective study of 122 patients with chronic recurrent chest pain from June 1998 to June 2003 was performed. The male and female ratio was 81 : 41, age 9.3?.1 year. A...

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Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis of Children with Chest Pain

Su A Shin, Yong Joo Kim, Jae Whan Lee, Nam Su Kim, Soo Ji Moon

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(12):1248-1252. Published online December 15, 2003

Purpose : Chest pain in the pediatric population is not rare and mostly benign. Causes of chest pain are diverse, and differential diagnosis is not easy. Chest pain in children is less likely to be cardiac in origin. Furthermore, chest pain in the pediatric population is rarely associated with life-threatening disease. This study was designed to evaluate children with chest...

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Clinical Study of Chest Pain in Children.

Jeong Ho Kim, Han Ku Moon, Jin Gon Jun

Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(11):1526-1532. Published online November 30, 1990

Clinical study was performed prospectively on 63 cases of chest pain who had been visited to Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University during the period of three years from March, 1987 to February, 1990. The results were as follows: 1) Chest pain was most common in the age group of 10 to 12 years old as whole and the ratio of male to female...

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