Chest pain surgery
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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
Surgery may be indicated in the setting of an MI (angioplasty) or in an aortic dissection.
Surgery
- For patients in which myocardial infarction is suspected, angioplasty may be indicated.
- For patients with aortic dissections, emergent surgery may be required.[1][2][3][4][5]
Overview
Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of [disease name].
OR
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and [indication 3]
OR
The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and/or [indication 3].
OR
The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of [malignancy] at diagnosis.
OR
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy].
Indications
- Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of [disease name].
OR
- Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
- [Indication 1]
- [Indication 2]
- [Indication 3]
- The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
- [Indication 1]
- [Indication 2]
- [Indication 3]
Surgery
- The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of [malignancy] at diagnosis.
OR
- Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy].
Contraindications
References
- ↑ Chun AA, McGee SR (2004). "Bedside diagnosis of coronary artery disease: a systematic review". Am. J. Med. 117 (5): 334–43. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.03.021. PMID 15336583. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Ringstrom E, Freedman J (2006). "Approach to undifferentiated chest pain in the emergency department: a review of recent medical literature and published practice guidelines". Mt. Sinai J. Med. 73 (2): 499–505. PMID 16568192. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Butler KH, Swencki SA (2006). "Chest pain: a clinical assessment". Radiol. Clin. North Am. 44 (2): 165–79, vii. doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2005.11.002. PMID 16500201. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Haro LH, Decker WW, Boie ET, Wright RS (2006). "Initial approach to the patient who has chest pain". Cardiol Clin. 24 (1): 1–17, v. doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2005.09.007. PMID 16326253. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Fox M, Forgacs I (2006). "Unexplained (non-cardiac) chest pain". Clin Med. 6 (5): 445–9. PMID 17080889.