When chest pain is not what it seems: time for right diagnosis and right treatment—a case report
This case highlights the importance of a structured stepwise diagnostic approach to chest pain. When cardiac causes are excluded, alternative diagnoses such as neuropathic pain should be considered.
Authors
- Antonio Maria Leone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1276-9883)
- Giulia La Vecchia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4324-6348)
- Rocco Antonio Montone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6439-1018)
- L A Leo
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Fatebenefratelli Hospital (IT)
- University of the Sacred Heart (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf410
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39