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IDENTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF LOW RISK CHEST PAIN ADMISSIONS IN TERM OF STRESS TESTING

Dr Humaira Sadaf, Dr. Humna Babar, Mahram Hosain

Abstract: Background: To know about non-cardiac chest pain is burden step on health resources. It requires various expensive medical testing. Objective: this study aims at identification and examination of low risk chest pain admissions in term of stress testing. Duration: Time period for this study was 4 months. research was completed at Mayo Hospital Lahore from Feb, 2017 to Jan 2018. Patients and Methods: Patients with atypical chest pain having no prior history of coronary artery disease, were selected. Risk factors for coronary artery disease was elevated. Adverse cardiac events regarding patients were reviewed and 30 days’ re-hospitalization was done. Results: Total 164 patients were selected with mean age of 60 years. Males were 33.5% various risk factors were taken into account such as hypertension, smoking etc. two patients had positive troponin and undergoes through subsequent negative stress tests. In 48% patients, stress test was performed 2.6% test were positive and 97.4% were negative. Positive test shows normal coronary arteries. Conclusion: Stress testing in low risk chest pain patients is not beneficial. Keywords: Stress testing, Chest Pain, Cardiac pain, low risk.

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