Characteristics of chest pain in COVID-19 patients in the emergency department

Introduction Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can present with chest pain. However, the characteristics of this chest pain are unknown. We performed a single-centre observational study to review and summarise chest pain characteristics in COVID-19 patients at first presentation to t...

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Published in:Netherlands heart journal 2022-11, Vol.30 (11), p.526-532
Main Authors: Sinkeldam, M., Buenen, A. G., Celiker, E., van Diepen, M., de Vos, A. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Body mass index
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Data collection
Diabetes
Disease transmission
Dyspnea
Electronic health records
Emergency medical care
Fainting
Fever
Hypertension
Kidney diseases
Medical Education
Medical research
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Observational studies
Original
Original Article
Pain
Pandemics
Patients
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Summary:Introduction Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can present with chest pain. However, the characteristics of this chest pain are unknown. We performed a single-centre observational study to review and summarise chest pain characteristics in COVID-19 patients at first presentation to the emergency department (ED). Methods We collected data on characteristics of ‘chest pain’ reported by COVID-19 patients who attended the ED of Bernhoven Hospital, the Netherlands from 4 through 30 March 2020. Results We included 497 COVID-19 patients, of whom 83 (17%) reported chest pain upon presentation to the ED. Chest pain characteristics were: present since disease onset (88%), retrosternal location (43%), experienced as compressing/pressure pain (61%), no radiation (61%) and linked to heavy coughing (39%). Patients who reported chest pain were younger than those without chest pain (61 vs 73 years; p  
ISSN:1568-5888
1876-6250
DOI:10.1007/s12471-022-01730-7