JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
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Comparative Study
Comparison of non cardiac chest pain (NCCP) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients presenting to a tertiary care center.
To compare clinical characteristics of patients admitted with chest pain with those who had Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) and Non Cardiac Chest Pain (NCCP) presenting at a tertiary care center. ⋯ Patients with NCCP were younger, majority were non- diabetics, had slower pulse, more atypical/non-cardiac chest pain, had more normal ECG at base line as compared to patients with ACS. Muscular chest pain was the most common diagnosis in NCCP and NSTEMI in ACS group.
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To determine the complication rate of (PICCs) peripherally inserted central catheters in cancer patients with a 1 year prospective cohort study. ⋯ Despite a significant complication rate, PICCs are a relatively safe and cost effective method of establishing central venous access.