Precordial catch syndrome is a form of chest pain that most commonly affects children and young adults. ... The symptoms come and go very suddenly, and they may start in the chest wall, ribs, ...

Precordial catch syndrome causes chest pain in children and adolescents. ... However, pain from the ribs or cartilage in the chest wall may also be to blame.

The telltale symptom of precordial catch syndrome is a sharp pain in the left side of your chest near your heart. You may be able to pinpoint the pain to one small area.

Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD The apical pulse (or precordial impulse) originates from the bottom of the heart ...

Precordial catch syndrome causes chest pain when you take a breath. It mostly happens to people in their adolescence or early 20s. The pain occurs with no warning and is sharp and sudden.

The other common cause of chest pain in kids is something called precordial catch syndrome or PCS. It feels like someone is stabbing you right at the base of your heart, where you can feel your heart ...

A man aged 25 years with no previous cardiac history presented with atypical nonpleuritic precordial chest pain of sudden onset, indistinguishable from acute myocardial infarction (MI). He had ...

Precordial catch syndrome arises when nerves in the chest are pinched or squeezed. It typically presents in children, adolescents, and people in their early 20s. It is not usually harmful ...

“Precordial catch syndrome is not well understood, but it is believed to be related to irritation or inflammation of the nerves in the chest wall,” he said.

To the Editor: Michaelides et al. (Feb. 4, 1999, issue)1 reported that the use of right precordial leads has the same diagnostic accuracy as thallium-201 scintigraphy during exercise testing for th ...