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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aisha Adigun, B.Sc., M.D.[2]
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of chest pain may be cardiac, respiratory, or gastrointestinal in origin. Other risk factors include smoking, obesity, drug abuse, and psychiatric disorders.
Risk Factors
Common Risk Factors
- Common risk factors in the development of Chest pain may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral and include the following;
- Cardiac risk factors;
- Previous history of myocardial infarction
- History of valvular disorders
- Pericarditis and mtocarditis
- Family history of cardiac conditions
- Hypertension
- High blood lipids
- Diabetes
- Tobacco use
- Pulmonary risk factors;
- Prior history of pulmonary embolism or DVTs
- Hormonal contraceptive use
- Malignancies
- Recent surgery
- Immobilization
- History of pneumonia
- Trauma/pulmonary contusion
- Pneumothorax or pleural effusion
- Gastrointestinal Risk factors;
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Hiatal hernia
- Recent gastroesophageal procedures involving scopes
- Boerhaave syndrome
- Cardiac risk factors;
Less Common Risk Factors
- Less common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include[1][2][3][4]:
- Physical inactivity
- Obesity
- Drug abuse eg cocaine
- History of esophageal motility/hypersensitivity disorders
- Psychological comorbidity
- New exercise routine
- Recent trauma
- Viral infections
References
- ↑ Bass C, Wade C, Hand D, Jackson G (November 1983). "Patients with angina with normal and near normal coronary arteries: clinical and psychosocial state 12 months after angiography". Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 287 (6404): 1505–8. doi:10.1136/bmj.287.6404.1505. PMC 1549961. PMID 6416475.
- ↑ Fruergaard P, Launbjerg J, Hesse B, Jørgensen F, Petri A, Eiken P, Aggestrup S, Elsborg L, Mellemgaard K (July 1996). "The diagnoses of patients admitted with acute chest pain but without myocardial infarction". Eur. Heart J. 17 (7): 1028–34. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a014998. PMID 8809520.
- ↑ Eslick GD, Jones MP, Talley NJ (May 2003). "Non-cardiac chest pain: prevalence, risk factors, impact and consulting--a population-based study". Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. 17 (9): 1115–24. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01557.x. PMID 12752348.
- ↑ Demiryoguran NS, Karcioglu O, Topacoglu H, Kiyan S, Ozbay D, Onur E, Korkmaz T, Demir OF (February 2006). "Anxiety disorder in patients with non-specific chest pain in the emergency setting". Emerg Med J. 23 (2): 99–102. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.025163. PMC 2564064. PMID 16439735.