A chest x-ray revealed nonspecific degenerative bone changes. The retrosternal pain and the very high troponin-T value (0.195 ng/mL [0.014]) suggested an acute coronary syndrome, prompting ...

More than 95% of people with acute pericarditis experience sharp retrosternal (behind ... quality, and location of the chest ...

The classic symptoms of MI typically involve precordial or retrosternal chest pain, and the quality of the pain may be described as heaviness, pressure, aching, crushing, burning, or squeezing.