Editing Chest pain

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'''Chest pain''' can be a sign of a heart attack or other cardiac condition, but it can also be a symptom of problems related to respiration, digestion, bones and muscles, or other aspects of physical and mental health.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web | url = https://www.healthline.com/health/causes-of-chest-pain | title = Causes of Chest Pain: 30 Reasons for Pain and Tightness | last = Roland | first = James | authorlink = | last2 = Sullivan | first2 = Debra | author-link2 = | date = 2018-01-10 | website = Healthline|language=en| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref>

Chest pain should always be taken seriously, even if it's mild or you don't suspect a life-threatening condition.<ref name=":0" />

==Presentation==

==Prevalence==
*Katrina Berne reports a prevalence of 40% for chest pain.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Berne | first =  Katrina | authorlink = Katrina Berne | date = Dec 1, 1995  | title =  Running on Empty: The Complete Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS)|edition= 2nd |url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-Empty-Complete-Chronic-Syndrome/dp/0897931912/ | publisher =  Hunter House  | page =  58 |isbn= 978-0897931915}}</ref>

==Symptom recognition==
Chest pain is a potential symptom of [[Long COVID]]  in the [[World Health Organization Long COVID diagnostic criteria|World Health Organization]]'s definition.<ref name="WHO-longcovid-criteria">{{citation | title = A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition by a Delphi consensus
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==Notable studies==

==Possible causes==
The following list is from ''Healthline'' article ''[https://www.healthline.com/health/causes-of-chest-pain 30 Causes for Chest Pain and When to Seek Help]''.<ref name=":0" />

'''Heart-related causes'''
* Angina
* Heart attack
* Myocarditis
* Pericarditis
* Aortic aneurysm
* Aortic dissection or rupture
* Cardiomyopathy
* Valve disease
'''Respiratory causes'''
* Pulmonary embolism
* Collapsed lung
* [[Pneumonia]]
* [[Asthma]]
* Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD)
* Pleurisy
* Lung cancer
* Pulmonary hypertension
'''Digestive causes'''
* Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
* Esophagitis
* Esophageal rupture
* Primary esophageal motility disorders (PEMDs)
* [[Dysphagia]]
* Gallstones
* Pancreatitis
* Hiatal hernia
'''Mental health-related causes'''
* [[Anxiety attack]]
* [[Panic attack]]
'''Other causes'''
* Muscle strain
* [[Fibromyalgia]]
* Injured rib
* [[Costochondritis]]<ref name=":0" />

==Potential treatments==

== See also ==

==Learn more==

==References==
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[[Category:Signs and symptoms]]
[[Category:Pain signs and symptoms]]
[[Category:Pulmonary signs and symptoms]]
[[Category:Long COVID signs and symptoms]]