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Article: Chest pain in childhood.
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- Pediatrics for Parents
- Article date:
- June 1, 2003
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Chest pain in childhood is a common problem, frequently results in a doctor's office or emergency room visit, and sometimes referral to a pediatric cardiologist. Although chest pain in adults is frequently cardiac in origin, heart-related chest pain is uncommon in children.
In children who are taken to the emergency room for evaluation of chest pain, approximately 4% have a cardiac cause for their pain. So, if your child complains of chest pain or even specifically calls it heart pain, try to keep those figures in mind before you panic. The majority of chest pain episodes in childhood do not require a 911 call or a trip to the emergency room. But, if it's not the ...