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* [[Coronary vasospasm|Cocaine induced coronary vasospasm]] | * [[Coronary vasospasm|Cocaine induced coronary vasospasm]] | ||
* [[Esophageal spasm]] | * [[Esophageal spasm]] | ||
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* [[Myocardial infarction]] | * [[Myocardial infarction]] | ||
* [[Panic attacks]] | * [[Panic attacks]] |
Revision as of 21:39, 18 July 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Definition
Chest pain is discomfort or pain that is felt anywhere along the front of the body between the neck and the upper abdomen.
Causes
Immediate Life Threatening Causes
Immediate life threatening causes are conditions which result in immediate death or disability if left untreated.
Other Common Causes
- Biliary colic
- Costochondritis
- Cocaine induced coronary vasospasm
- Esophageal spasm
- GERD
- Myocardial infarction
- Panic attacks
- Pneumonia
- Stable angina