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We used logistic regression, adjusting for age and cardiovascular comorbidities to test the association between 24 chest pain symptoms and 30-day ACS for the primary outcome and SCPD as the secondary outcome.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Result<\/jats:title><jats:p>In black males, diaphoresis was associated with ACS (OR 1.47; 95% CI 1.02 to 2.13), while in white males, left arm radiation, pressure\/tightness and substernal pain were associated with ACS (OR 1.73, 95%\u2009CI 1.16 to 2.59; OR 1.65, 95%\u2009CI 1.16 to 2.59; OR 1.51, 95%\u2009CI 1.07 to 2.11, respectively). In black females, diaphoresis, palpitations and left arm radiation were associated with ACS (OR 1.66, 95%\u2009CI 1.17 to 2.35; 1.66, 95%\u2009CI 1.13 to 2.45; 1.44, 95%\u2009CI 1.02 to 2.03, respectively) while pleuritic pain, and left anterior chest pain lowered ACS risk (OR 0.69, 95%\u2009CI 0.5 to 0.96; 0.54, 95%\u2009CI 0.35 to 0.84). No symptoms predicted ACS or SCPD in white females. Fewer but similar symptoms predicted SCPD in white males and black females. No symptoms predicted SCPD in black males.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Chest pain symptoms are important predictors of ACS and SCPD in certain combinations of race and gender but less so in others. 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