Precordial catch syndrome is a common cause of chest pain in older children and young adults. Precordial means ‘in front of the heart,’ which is where a person feels the pain. Its symptoms may come ...
Case 1. T.S., a 21-year-old woman, was first seen in the cardiac screening clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital on March 29, 1957, for evaluation of a heart murmur. She was in the 6th month of pregnancy.