title: Cervical angina: an overlooked source of noncardiac chest pain.
abstract: Cervical angina has been widely reported as a cause of chest pain but remains underrecognized. This series demonstrates the varied clinical presentation of patients with cervical angina, the delay in diagnosis, and the extensive cardiac examinations patients with this condition typically undergo prior to a definitive diagnosis. Recognition of this condition in patients with acute chest pain requires a high index of suspicion and an awareness of the common presenting features and clinical findings of cervical angina.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Walter I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Sussman
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Makovitch
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Shabbir Hussain I
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Merchant
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Jayant
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Phadke
keywords: cervical angina; cervical pain; noncardiac chest pain