Table 1. Sex-specific distribution for causes of chest pain in the ED.
Women | Men | |
Cardiac CAD related | ||
Myocardial infarction | Yes | |
Unstable angina | Yes | |
Cardiac non-CAD related | ||
Coronary spasm | Yes | |
Coronary artery dissection | Yes | |
Myocardial bridging | Yes | |
Microvascular dysfunction | Yes | |
Cardiac non ischemic | ||
Myopericarditis | Yes | |
Aortic dissection | Yes | |
Valvular conditions | Yes | |
Heart failure | Yes | |
Takotsubo | Yes | |
Non cardiac | ||
Gastrointestinal | ||
Reflux | Yes | Yes |
Esophageal spasm | Yes | Yes |
Esophageal perforation | Yes | |
PUD | Yes | |
Pulmonary | ||
Pneumonia | Yes | |
Pulmonary embolism | Yes | |
Pleuritis | Yes | |
Neoplasm | Yes | |
Bronchitis | Yes | Yes |
Pneumothorax | Yes | |
Musculoskeletal | Yes | |
Herpes Zoster | Yes | |
Psychosomatic | Yes |