Chest pain
Chest pain is pain or discomfort in the chest, usually in the front of the chest. It may be sharp or heavy pains. It can be caused by heart-related and non-heart-related problems.[2] Pain is caused by not enough blood flow to the heart.[4]
| Chest pain | |
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| Other names | Pectoralgia, stethalgia, thoracalgia, thoracodynia |
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| Potential location of pain from a heart attack | |
| Symptoms | Discomfort in the front of the chest[1] |
| Types | Cardiac, noncardiac[2] |
| Causes | Serious: Acute coronary syndrome (including heart attacks), pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, pericarditis, aortic dissection, esophageal rupture[3] Common: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, psychological problems such as anxiety disorders, depression, stress etc, muscle or skeletal pain, pneumonia, shingles[3] |
| Diagnostic method | Medical history, physical exam, medical tests[3] |
| Treatment | Based on the underlying cause[1] |
| Medication | Aspirin, nitroglycerin[1][3] |
| Prognosis | Depends on the underlying cause[3] |
| Frequency | ~5% of ER visits[3] |
Chest Pain Media
A blockage of coronary arteries can lead to a heart attack
Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common cause of chest pain in adults
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cline, David; Ma, O. John; Meckler, Garth D.; Stapczynski, J. Stephan; Tintinalli, Judith E.; Yealy, Donald M., eds. (2016). Tintinalli's emergency medicine: a comprehensive study guide. McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine (8th ed ed.). New York, N.Y: McGraw-Hill Education LLC. ISBN 978-0-07-179476-3.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schey R, Villarreal A, Fass R (April 2007). "Noncardiac chest pain: current treatment". Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 3 (4): 255–62. PMC 3099272. PMID 21960837.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Book sources - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ↑ Alpert, Joseph S. (2005). Cardiology for the Primary Care Physician. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 47. ISBN 9781573402125.
- ↑ Schey, Ron; Villarreal, Autumn; Fass, Ronnie (2007-04). "Noncardiac chest pain: current treatment". Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 3 (4): 255–262. ISSN 1554-7914. PMC 3099272. PMID 21960837.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Johnson, Ken; Ghassemzadeh, Sassan (2025), "Chest Pain", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 29262011, retrieved 2025-04-21
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