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Chest Pain in Upper Sternum

MedGen UID:
1708437
•Concept ID:
C5238664
•
Sign or Symptom

Definition

The location of the chest pain is in the upper portion of the sternum. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChest Pain in Upper Sternum

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Musculoskeletal manifestations of syphilis in adults: secondary syphilis presenting with ankle inflammatory arthritis and bone involvement with calvarial and sternal lesions. What the rheumatologist needs to know.
Traczuk A, Chetrit DA, Balasubramanya R, Nwaoduah N, Lee JB, Spacek LA, Loizidis G
Clin Rheumatol 2023 Apr;42(4):1195-1203. Epub 2022 Dec 1 doi: 10.1007/s10067-022-06458-8. PMID: 36454341
Limited versus full sternotomy for aortic valve replacement.
Kirmani BH, Jones SG, Malaisrie SC, Chung DA, Williams RJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Apr 10;4(4):CD011793. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011793.pub2. PMID: 28394022Free PMC Article
Upper ministernotomy.
Reser D, Holubec T, Scherman J, Yilmaz M, Guidotti A, Maisano F
Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg 2015;2015 Epub 2015 Nov 2 doi: 10.1093/mmcts/mmv036. PMID: 26530961
Pain site frequency and location in sickle cell disease: the PiSCES project.
McClish DK, Smith WR, Dahman BA, Levenson JL, Roberts JD, Penberthy LT, Aisiku IP, Roseff SD, Bovbjerg VE
Pain 2009 Sep;145(1-2):246-51. Epub 2009 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.06.029. PMID: 19631468Free PMC Article
Chest pain after partial upper versus complete sternotomy for aortic valve surgery.
Candaele S, Herijgers P, Demeyere R, Flameng W, Evers G
Acta Cardiol 2003 Feb;58(1):17-21. doi: 10.2143/AC.58.1.2005254. PMID: 12625490

Diagnosis

Musculoskeletal manifestations of syphilis in adults: secondary syphilis presenting with ankle inflammatory arthritis and bone involvement with calvarial and sternal lesions. What the rheumatologist needs to know.
Traczuk A, Chetrit DA, Balasubramanya R, Nwaoduah N, Lee JB, Spacek LA, Loizidis G
Clin Rheumatol 2023 Apr;42(4):1195-1203. Epub 2022 Dec 1 doi: 10.1007/s10067-022-06458-8. PMID: 36454341
Erysipelas Complicated with Acute Exudative Pericarditis.
Gečaitė A, Vainalavičiūtė A, Rekienė DE, Jankauskienė L, Naudžiūnas A
Medicina (Kaunas) 2020 Oct 29;56(11) doi: 10.3390/medicina56110571. PMID: 33138010Free PMC Article
Isolated primary cold abscess of the sternum: a case report.
Bains L, Lal P, Chand T, Gautam KK, Beg MY, Kumar P
J Med Case Rep 2019 Aug 25;13(1):267. doi: 10.1186/s13256-019-2210-9. PMID: 31445516Free PMC Article
Uncommon cause of chest pain in a postoperative spinal patient.
Dwivedi R
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Sep 14;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225293. PMID: 30217798Free PMC Article
Management of a floating sternum after repair of pectus excavatum.
Prabhakaran K, Paidas CN, Haller JA, Pegoli W, Colombani PM
J Pediatr Surg 2001 Jan;36(1):159-64. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.20041. PMID: 11150457

Therapy

Hodgkin lymphoma presenting as alcohol-induced back pain.
Ma L, Varma S, Niranjan-Azadi A
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Nov 28;12(11) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228440. PMID: 31780609Free PMC Article
Uncommon cause of chest pain in a postoperative spinal patient.
Dwivedi R
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Sep 14;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225293. PMID: 30217798Free PMC Article
Limited versus full sternotomy for aortic valve replacement.
Kirmani BH, Jones SG, Malaisrie SC, Chung DA, Williams RJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Apr 10;4(4):CD011793. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011793.pub2. PMID: 28394022Free PMC Article
Pectoralis Major Injury During Basic Airborne Training.
McIntire S, Boujie L, Leasiolagi J
J Spec Oper Med 2016 fall;16(3):11-14. doi: 10.55460/NADD-RXLM. PMID: 27734436
Chest pain after partial upper versus complete sternotomy for aortic valve surgery.
Candaele S, Herijgers P, Demeyere R, Flameng W, Evers G
Acta Cardiol 2003 Feb;58(1):17-21. doi: 10.2143/AC.58.1.2005254. PMID: 12625490

Prognosis

Limited versus full sternotomy for aortic valve replacement.
Kirmani BH, Jones SG, Malaisrie SC, Chung DA, Williams RJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Apr 10;4(4):CD011793. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011793.pub2. PMID: 28394022Free PMC Article
Pectoralis Major Injury During Basic Airborne Training.
McIntire S, Boujie L, Leasiolagi J
J Spec Oper Med 2016 fall;16(3):11-14. doi: 10.55460/NADD-RXLM. PMID: 27734436
Multicenter study of pectus excavatum, final report: complications, static/exercise pulmonary function, and anatomic outcomes.
Kelly RE Jr, Mellins RB, Shamberger RC, Mitchell KK, Lawson ML, Oldham KT, Azizkhan RG, Hebra AV, Nuss D, Goretsky MJ, Sharp RJ, Holcomb GW 3rd, Shim WK, Megison SM, Moss RL, Fecteau AH, Colombani PM, Cooper D, Bagley T, Quinn A, Moskowitz AB, Paulson JF
J Am Coll Surg 2013 Dec;217(6):1080-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.06.019. PMID: 24246622
Results of Nuss procedures for the correction of pectus excavatum.
Bohosiewicz J, Kudela G, Koszutski T
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2005 Feb;15(1):6-10. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-830570. PMID: 15795820
Ten year experience of bioabsorbable mesh support in pectus excavatum repair.
Luzzi L, Voltolini L, Zacharias J, Campione A, Ghiribelli C, Di Bisceglie M, Gotti G
Br J Plast Surg 2004 Dec;57(8):733-40. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.05.019. PMID: 15544770

Clinical prediction guides

Erysipelas Complicated with Acute Exudative Pericarditis.
Gečaitė A, Vainalavičiūtė A, Rekienė DE, Jankauskienė L, Naudžiūnas A
Medicina (Kaunas) 2020 Oct 29;56(11) doi: 10.3390/medicina56110571. PMID: 33138010Free PMC Article
Tracheal rupture as a result of coughing.
Akkas M, Tiambeng C, Aksu NM, Onur R
Am J Emerg Med 2018 Nov;36(11):2133.e1-2133.e3. Epub 2018 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.08.027. PMID: 30100334
Limited versus full sternotomy for aortic valve replacement.
Kirmani BH, Jones SG, Malaisrie SC, Chung DA, Williams RJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Apr 10;4(4):CD011793. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011793.pub2. PMID: 28394022Free PMC Article
Results of Nuss procedures for the correction of pectus excavatum.
Bohosiewicz J, Kudela G, Koszutski T
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2005 Feb;15(1):6-10. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-830570. PMID: 15795820
Chest pain after partial upper versus complete sternotomy for aortic valve surgery.
Candaele S, Herijgers P, Demeyere R, Flameng W, Evers G
Acta Cardiol 2003 Feb;58(1):17-21. doi: 10.2143/AC.58.1.2005254. PMID: 12625490

Recent systematic reviews

Limited versus full sternotomy for aortic valve replacement.
Kirmani BH, Jones SG, Malaisrie SC, Chung DA, Williams RJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Apr 10;4(4):CD011793. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011793.pub2. PMID: 28394022Free PMC Article

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