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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 | authorlink2 = | date = 2018-01-10 | website = Healthline|language=en| archive-url = | archive-date = |url-status = | access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref>
'''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" />
Chest pain should always be taken seriously, even if it's mild or you don't suspect a life-threatening condition.<ref name=":0" />
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==Prevalence==
==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>
*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==
==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
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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  | date =Oct 6, 2021 | publisher = [[World Health Organization]] | others = World Health Organization (WHO) clinical case definition working group on post COVID-19 condition | first1 = Joan B. | last1 = Soriano | first2 = Maya | last2 = Allan | first3 = Carine | last3 = Alsokhn | first4 = Nisreen A. | last4 = Alwan | author-link4 = Nisreen Alwan | first5 = Lisa | last5 = Askie | first6 = Hannah E. | last6 = Davis | author-link6 = Hannah Davis | first7 = Janet V. | last7 = Diaz | first8 = Tarun | last8 = Dua | first9 = Wouter | last9 = de Groote | first10 = Robert | last10 = Jakob | first11 = Marta | last11 = Lado | first12 = John | last12 = Marshall | first13 = Srin | last13 = Murthy | first14 = Jacobus | last14 = Preller | first15 = Pryanka | last15 = Relan | first16 = Nicoline | last16 = Schiess | first17 = Archana | last17 = Seahwag | ref = WHO reference number: WHO/2019-nCoV/Post_COVID-19_condition/Clinical_case_definition/2021.1 | url = https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/WHO-2019-nCoV-Post_COVID-19_condition-Clinical_case_definition-2021.1}}</ref>


==Notable studies==
==Notable studies==

Latest revision as of 13:41, July 25, 2023

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.[1]

Chest pain should always be taken seriously, even if it's mild or you don't suspect a life-threatening condition.[1]

Presentation[edit | edit source]

Prevalence[edit | edit source]

  • Katrina Berne reports a prevalence of 40% for chest pain.[2]

Symptom recognition[edit | edit source]

Chest pain is a potential symptom of Long COVID in the World Health Organization's definition.[3]

Notable studies[edit | edit source]

Possible causes[edit | edit source]

The following list is from Healthline article 30 Causes for Chest Pain and When to Seek Help.[1]

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

Other causes

Potential treatments[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Roland, James; Sullivan, Debra (January 10, 2018). "Causes of Chest Pain: 30 Reasons for Pain and Tightness". Healthline. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  2. Berne, Katrina (December 1, 1995). Running on Empty: The Complete Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS) (2nd ed.). Hunter House. p. 58. ISBN 978-0897931915.
  3. Soriano, Joan B.; Allan, Maya; Alsokhn, Carine; Alwan, Nisreen A.; Askie, Lisa; Davis, Hannah E.; Diaz, Janet V.; Dua, Tarun; de Groote, Wouter; Jakob, Robert; Lado, Marta; Marshall, John; Murthy, Srin; Preller, Jacobus; Relan, Pryanka; Schiess, Nicoline; Seahwag, Archana (October 6, 2021), A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition by a Delphi consensus, World Health Organization (WHO) clinical case definition working group on post COVID-19 condition, World Health Organization