Differential Diagnoses of Patients Admitted to Hospital with Acute Chest Pain Ruled Not Myocardial Infarction
Diagnosis --------------------------------------------Percent
Gastroesophageal diseases ---------------------------42
----Gastroesophageal reflux
----Esophageal motility disorders
----Peptic ulcer
----Gallstones
Ischemic heart disease -------------------------------31
Chest wall syndromes-------------------------------- 28
Pericarditis -------------------------------------------4
Pleuritis/pneumonia ----------------------------------2
Pulmonary embolism ---------------------------------2
Lung cancer -----------------------------------------1.5
Aortic aneurysm --------------------------------------1
Aortic stenosis ----------------------------------------1
Herpes zoster -----------------------------------------1
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