Non-cardiac chest pain is defined as chest pain that is identical to ischemic chest pain but with a reasonable workup excluding cardiac causes. Evaluation with upper endoscopy, esophageal manometry, and… Click to show full abstract
Non-cardiac chest pain is defined as chest pain that is identical to ischemic chest pain but with a reasonable workup excluding cardiac causes. Evaluation with upper endoscopy, esophageal manometry, and pH monitoring is typically performed to rule out gastrointestinal etiologies. Studies have shown that around half of patients who experience non-cardiac chest pain have abnormal pH testing. In this case report, we describe the first case of non-cardiac chest pain caused by mepolizumab, a medication used in the treatment of asthma.
               
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