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

ABSTRACT:

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 (

SUBMITTER: Sinkeldam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9589604 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature