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Clinical characteristics of Chest Wall Syndrome (CWS) versus the other conditions causing chest pain |
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| The six most discriminative clinical characteristics of CWS |
Logistic regression Odd Ratio (IC95%)1 |
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| Pain is |
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| - not squeezing nor oppressive |
2.53 (1.21–5.28) |
| - localised on the left or median-left part of the chest wall |
2.28 (1.58–3.28) |
| - well localised on the chest wall |
2.10 (1.37–3.22) |
| - non exercise-induced chest pain |
1.58 (1.00–2.49) |
| - influenced by mechanical factors2 |
1.54 (1.06–2.24) |
| - reproducible by palpation |
5.72 (1.20–5.28) |
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1 Clinical factors significantly associated with having a CWS were identified in univariate analysis then introduced in a multiple logistic regression 2A movement or a body position | |
Verdon et al. BMC Family Practice 2007 8:51 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-8-51 |
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