Changes in origin of acute chest pain in a sub-Saharan African setting

Mark Tettey; Frank Edwin; Alfred Doku; Tom Ndanu; Kow Entsua-Mensah; Innocent Adzamli

doi:10.1177/00494755211022947

Changes in origin of acute chest pain in a sub-Saharan African setting

Mark Tettey
, Frank Edwin
, Alfred Doku
, Tom Ndanu
, Kow Entsua-Mensah
, Innocent Adzamli

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
University of Health and Allied Sciences
University of Ghana

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Our aim was to demonstrate a shifting epidemiology of acute chest pain in Ghana. Efforts to increase physician awareness and best practices are urgently required. Patients presenting with acute chest pain to the two leading tertiary care centres in Accra were investigated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	280-284
Number of pages	5
Journal	Tropical Doctor
Volume	52
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755211022947
Publication status	Published - Apr 2022

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Chest pain
acute coronary syndrome

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