Factors that make a diagnosis of stable angina unlikely

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Assessment and diagnosis of recent onset chest pain or discomfort of suspected cardiac origin

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Factors that make a diagnosis of stable angina unlikely:

unless clinical suspicion is raised based on other aspects of the history and risk factors, exclude a diagnosis of stable angina if the pain is non-anginal. Other features which make a diagnosis of stable angina unlikely are when the chest pain is:

  

associated with symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, tingling or difficulty swallowing. Consider causes of chest pain other than angina (such as gastrointestinal or musculoskeletal pain)


NICE (March 2010). Chest pain of recent onset.

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Factors that make a diagnosis of stable angina unlikely

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