Chest Pain
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Chest Pain Underlying Cause
Less serious
causes of chest pain include:
Achalasia
Anxiety attack
Arthritis
Bronchitis
Chest contusion
Costochondritis
:
Inflammation or irritation of the ribs or sternum
Diaphragmatic hernia
Diffuse esophageal spasm
Dressler's syndrome
Esophageal foreign body
Esophagitis
Heartburn
Herniated disk
Herpes zoster
Hiatal hernia
Mild
asthma
Mitral valve prolapse
Muscle strain
:
Intercostal
muscle strain
Pectoralis
muscle strain
Subcostal
muscle strain
Panic attack
Peptic ulcer disease
Pericarditis
Pleurisy
Rib
sprain
Serious causes
of chest pain include:
Angina
Aortic rupture
Congestive heart failure
Esophageal cancer
Esophageal rupture
Heart attack
Lung cancer
Lupus
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Pulmonary embolism
Rib fracture
Sickle cell crisis
Severe asthma
Spinal tumor
Thoracic aortic aneurysm
Tuberculosis
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Chest Pain Anatomy
Related Topics:
Acute coronary syndrome
Angina
Atypical angina
Chest injury
Chest pain in children
Chest wall pain
Costochondritis
Heart attack
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Last Updated: Oct 29, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Chest Pain References:
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Colombet I, Chatellier G, Jaulent MC, Degoulet P. Decision aids for triage of patients with chest pain: a systematic review of field evaluation studies. Proc AMIA Symp. 1999;:231-5.
Patel H, Rosengren A, Ekman I. Symptoms in acute coronary syndromes: does sex make a difference? Am Heart J. 2004 Jul;148(1):27-33.
Richter JE. Overview of diagnostic testing for chest pain of unknown origin. Am J Med. 1992 May 27;92(5A):41S-45S.