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Precordial Catch Syndrome

MedGen UID:
898048
•Concept ID:
C3203733
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Precordial Catch; Syndrome, Precordial Catch; Texidor Twinge; Texidor's Twinge

Definition

A condition in which there is musculoskeletal chest pain characterized by brief, sharp discomfort associated with inspiration. (ACC-AHA) [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPrecordial Catch Syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

AGA Clinical Practice Update on the Personalized Approach to the Evaluation and Management of GERD: Expert Review.
Yadlapati R, Gyawali CP, Pandolfino JE; CGIT GERD Consensus Conference Participants
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 May;20(5):984-994.e1. Epub 2022 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.01.025. PMID: 35123084Free PMC Article
2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Gulati M, Levy PD, Mukherjee D, Amsterdam E, Bhatt DL, Birtcher KK, Blankstein R, Boyd J, Bullock-Palmer RP, Conejo T, Diercks DB, Gentile F, Greenwood JP, Hess EP, Hollenberg SM, Jaber WA, Jneid H, Joglar JA, Morrow DA, O'Connor RE, Ross MA, Shaw LJ
Circulation 2021 Nov 30;144(22):e368-e454. Epub 2021 Oct 28 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001029. PMID: 34709879
ACG Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia.
Vaezi MF, Pandolfino JE, Yadlapati RH, Greer KB, Kavitt RT
Am J Gastroenterol 2020 Sep;115(9):1393-1411. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000731. PMID: 32773454Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical characteristics and causes of chest pain in 380 children referred to a paediatric cardiology unit.
Sert A, Aypar E, Odabas D, Gokcen C
Cardiol Young 2013 Jun;23(3):361-7. Epub 2012 Jul 5 doi: 10.1017/S1047951112000881. PMID: 22874139
Precordial catch syndrome in children.
Reynolds JL
South Med J 1989 Oct;82(10):1228-30. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198910000-00007. PMID: 2678498

Diagnosis

Precordial Catch Syndrome in Elite Swimmers With Asthma.
Hayes D Jr, Younger BR, Mansour HM, Strawbridge H
Pediatr Emerg Care 2016 Feb;32(2):104-6. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000715. PMID: 26835568
Precordial catch syndrome.
Gumbiner CH
South Med J 2003 Jan;96(1):38-41. doi: 10.1097/00007611-200301000-00011. PMID: 12602711
Musculoskeletal problems of the chest wall in athletes.
Gregory PL, Biswas AC, Batt ME
Sports Med 2002;32(4):235-50. doi: 10.2165/00007256-200232040-00003. PMID: 11929353
Precordial catch syndrome in children.
Reynolds JL
South Med J 1989 Oct;82(10):1228-30. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198910000-00007. PMID: 2678498
Precordial catch syndrome.
Pickering D
Arch Dis Child 1981 May;56(5):401-3. doi: 10.1136/adc.56.5.401. PMID: 7259265Free PMC Article

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