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. 1992 Jun;38:1369–1374.

Children Presenting to Emergency with Chest Pain

Long-term follow-up study

Brian H Rowe, Sandra McDonald, Terry Sutcliffe, Marilyn M Li
PMCID: PMC2146159  PMID: 21221393

Abstract

This study examines the long-term outcome of a cohort of 317 pediatric patients who presented to an emergency department with chest pain. There were no deaths and few hospital stays. Patients were all perceived as “well” (self-assessment or parental assessment) at follow-up contact. This study supports the belief that chest pain in children is benign.

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