title: Precordial Catch Syndrome in Elite Swimmers With Asthma.
abstract: Precordial catch syndrome is a benign cause of chest pain in children and adolescents that remains underrecognized. Because of distinctive symptoms, precordial catch syndrome is not necessarily a diagnosis of exclusion. However, a detailed history eliciting diagnostic features is important, along with a physical examination excluding other pathologic disorders. We present the cases of 2 elite swimmers with asthma who had acute episodes of precordial catch syndrome, one associated with an acute asthma exacerbation and one not, while swimming during competitive swim meets that required rescue efforts for both and eventual evaluation in the emergency department.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; †University Studies Program, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; ‡Skaggs Center of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Arizona-Tucson College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ; and §Department of Pediatrics, Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine, Rootstown, and Akron Children's Hospital, Akron OH.
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Bradley R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Younger
authors.forename: Heidi M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Strawbridge
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013550:Swimming; D013577:Syndrome; D035441:Thoracic Wall