The syndrome was first described and named in 1893 by Henri Huchard, a French cardiologist, who called it "précordialgie" (from the latin "praecordia" meaning "before the heart"), or "Syndrôme de Huchard" ("Huchard syndrome").
ðə sˈɪndɹoʊm wʌz fˈɜːst dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ænd nˈeɪmd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː baɪ hˈɛnɹi hˈʌtʃɚd, ɐ fɹˈɛntʃ kˌɑːɹdɪˈoʊlədʒˌɪst, hˌuː kˈɔːld ɪt "pɹˈeɪkoːɹdˌɪældʒi" fɹʌmðə lˈætɪn "pɹiːkˈoːɹdiə" mˈiːnɪŋ "bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə hˈɑːɹt", ɔːɹ "sˈɪndɹoʊm də hˈʌtʃɚd""hˈʌtʃɚd sˈɪndɹoʊm".