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- Title
Two cases of acute chest discomfort and the Central Italy earthquake.
- Authors
Pannarale, Giuseppe; Torromeo, Concetta; Cristina Acconcia, Maria; Moretti, Andrea; De Angelis, Valentina; Tanzilli, Alessandra; Paravati, Vincenzo; Barillà, Francesco; Gaudio, Carlo
- Abstract
We present the cases of two postmenopausal women presenting to our emergency department with acute chest discomfort soon after the Central Italy earthquake. Different diagnoses were made in the two patients. The role of the earthquake as a stressful event triggering diverse chest pain syndromes is discussed.
- Subjects
ACUTE chest syndrome; POSTMENOPAUSE; EARTHQUAKES &; society; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2017, Vol 2017, Issue 3, p21
- ISSN
2053-8855
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1093/omcr/omx005