Chest pain in children and adolescents.

The focus of this article is to explore chest pain in children and adolescents. Common causes of chest pain and the approach to its evaluation are reviewed. Special emphasis is given to the cardiac causes of pediatric chest pain and how it can be differentiated from more common benign etiologies.

Exercise recommendations and risk factors for sudden cardiac death.

This article reviews the risk factors that are associated with exercise that can lead to sudden cardiac death and what can be done to identify those who are at risk. Additionally, exercise recommendations to reduce the chance of sudden cardiac death and comments about restrictions and quality of life issues are addressed.