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* | *Approximatelly a quarter of the population experience chest pain in some form during their lifetime<ref name="pmid27380782">{{cite journal |vauthors=Geyser M, Smith S |title=Chest pain prevalence, causes, and disposition in the emergency department of a regional hospital in Pretoria |journal=Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=e1–5 |date=June 2016 |pmid=27380782 |pmc=4926718 |doi=10.4102/phcfm.v8i1.1048 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid8216586">{{cite journal |vauthors=Fothergill NJ, Hunt MT, Touquet R |title=Audit of patients with chest pain presenting to an accident and emergency department over a 6-month period |journal=Arch Emerg Med |volume=10 |issue=3 |pages=155–60 |date=September 1993 |pmid=8216586 |pmc=1285980 |doi=10.1136/emj.10.3.155 |url=}}</ref>. | ||
* | *According to a study conducted in Belgium, the prevalence of [[chest pain]] is approximately 2000-5000 per 100,000 individuals worldwide<ref name="pmid11989492">{{cite journal |vauthors=Knockaert DC, Buntinx F, Stoens N, Bruyninckx R, Delooz H |title=Chest pain in the emergency department: the broad spectrum of causes |journal=Eur J Emerg Med |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=25–30 |date=March 2002 |pmid=11989492 |doi=10.1097/00063110-200203000-00007 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid12858605">{{cite journal |vauthors=Eslick GD, Fass R |title=Noncardiac chest pain: evaluation and treatment |journal=Gastroenterol. Clin. North Am. |volume=32 |issue=2 |pages=531–52 |date=June 2003 |pmid=12858605 |doi=10.1016/s0889-8553(03)00029-3 |url=}}</ref>. | ||
*The prevalence of chest pain in the office setting is approximately 1000-2000 per 100, 000 individuals worldwide<ref> Klinkman M. Chest pain In: Taylor RRW, La Plante M, Pancotti R, editors. Manual of family practice. 2nd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia; 2002; p. 51–57</ref>. | |||
===Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate=== | ===Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aisha Adigun, B.Sc., M.D.[2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of chest pain is approximately 1,500 per 100,000 individuals worldwide[1].
- A crossectional study conducted in Germany and published in 2016, found the incidence of chest pain was estimated to be 700-3000 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide[2].
Prevalence
- Approximatelly a quarter of the population experience chest pain in some form during their lifetime[3][4].
- According to a study conducted in Belgium, the prevalence of chest pain is approximately 2000-5000 per 100,000 individuals worldwide[5][6].
- The prevalence of chest pain in the office setting is approximately 1000-2000 per 100, 000 individuals worldwide[7].
Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate
- In [year], the incidence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [number range]%.
- The case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [disease name] is approximately [number range].
Age
- Patients of all age groups may develop [disease name].
- The incidence of [disease name] increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is [#] years.
- [Disease name] commonly affects individuals younger than/older than [number of years] years of age.
- [Chronic disease name] is usually first diagnosed among [age group].
- [Acute disease name] commonly affects [age group].
Race
- There is no racial predilection to [disease name].
- [Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race. [Race 2] individuals are less likely to develop [disease name].
Gender
- [Disease name] affects men and women equally.
- [Gender 1] are more commonly affected by [disease name] than [gender 2]. The [gender 1] to [gender 2] ratio is approximately [number > 1] to 1.
Region
- The majority of [disease name] cases are reported in [geographical region].
- [Disease name] is a common/rare disease that tends to affect [patient population 1] and [patient population 2].
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
References
- ↑ Johnson K, Ghassemzadeh S. PMID 29262011. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Frese T, Mahlmeister J, Heitzer M, Sandholzer H (2016). "Chest pain in general practice: Frequency, management, and results of encounter". J Family Med Prim Care. 5 (1): 61–6. doi:10.4103/2249-4863.184625. PMC 4943151. PMID 27453845.
- ↑ Geyser M, Smith S (June 2016). "Chest pain prevalence, causes, and disposition in the emergency department of a regional hospital in Pretoria". Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 8 (1): e1–5. doi:10.4102/phcfm.v8i1.1048. PMC 4926718. PMID 27380782.
- ↑ Fothergill NJ, Hunt MT, Touquet R (September 1993). "Audit of patients with chest pain presenting to an accident and emergency department over a 6-month period". Arch Emerg Med. 10 (3): 155–60. doi:10.1136/emj.10.3.155. PMC 1285980. PMID 8216586.
- ↑ Knockaert DC, Buntinx F, Stoens N, Bruyninckx R, Delooz H (March 2002). "Chest pain in the emergency department: the broad spectrum of causes". Eur J Emerg Med. 9 (1): 25–30. doi:10.1097/00063110-200203000-00007. PMID 11989492.
- ↑ Eslick GD, Fass R (June 2003). "Noncardiac chest pain: evaluation and treatment". Gastroenterol. Clin. North Am. 32 (2): 531–52. doi:10.1016/s0889-8553(03)00029-3. PMID 12858605.
- ↑ Klinkman M. Chest pain In: Taylor RRW, La Plante M, Pancotti R, editors. Manual of family practice. 2nd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia; 2002; p. 51–57