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

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

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.

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Veröffentlicht in:Tropical doctor 2022-04, Vol.52 (2), p.280-284
Hauptverfasser: Tettey, Mark, Edwin, Frank, Doku, Alfred, Ndanu, Tom, Entsua-Mensah, Kow, Adzamli, Innocent
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0049-4755
1758-1133
DOI:10.1177/00494755211022947