Chest pain

Classification	D ICD-10: R07.; ICD-9-CM: 786.5; MeSH: D002637; DiseasesDB: 16537;
External resources	MedlinePlus: 003079;

Chest pain
Chest pain
Other names	Pectoralgia, stethalgia, thoracalgia, thoracodynia
	Potential location of pain from a heart attack
Medical specialty	Emergency medicine, internal medicine, cardiology
Symptoms	Discomfort in the front of the chest
Types	Cardiac, noncardiac
Causes	Serious: Acute coronary syndrome (including heart attacks), pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, pericarditis, aortic dissection, esophageal rupture; Common: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, psychological problems such as anxiety disorders, depression, stress etc, muscle or skeletal pain, pneumonia, shingles
Diagnostic method	Medical history, physical exam, medical tests
Treatment	Based on the underlying cause
Medication	Aspirin, nitroglycerin
Prognosis	Depends on the underlying cause
Frequency	~5% of ER visits

Chest pain is pain or discomfort in the chest, usually in the front of the chest. It may be sharp or heavy pains. It can be caused by heart-related and non-heart-related problems.^[2] Pain is caused by not enough blood flow to the heart.^[4]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Cline, David; Ma, O. John; Meckler, Garth D.; Stapczynski, J. Stephan; Tintinalli, Judith E.; Yealy, Donald M., eds. (2016). Tintinalli's emergency medicine: a comprehensive study guide. McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine (8th ed ed.). New York, N.Y: McGraw-Hill Education LLC. ISBN 978-0-07-179476-3. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Schey R, Villarreal A, Fass R (April 2007). "Noncardiac chest pain: current treatment". Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 3 (4): 255–62. PMC 3099272. PMID 21960837.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 "Book sources - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
↑ Alpert, Joseph S. (2005). Cardiology for the Primary Care Physician. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 47. ISBN 9781573402125.
↑ Schey, Ron; Villarreal, Autumn; Fass, Ronnie (2007-04). "Noncardiac chest pain: current treatment". Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 3 (4): 255–262. ISSN 1554-7914. PMC 3099272. PMID 21960837. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Johnson, Ken; Ghassemzadeh, Sassan (2025), "Chest Pain", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 29262011, retrieved 2025-04-21

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[Tint2016-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Cline, David; Ma, O. John; Meckler, Garth D.; Stapczynski, J. Stephan; Tintinalli, Judith E.; Yealy, Donald M., eds. (2016). Tintinalli's emergency medicine: a comprehensive study guide. McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine (8th ed ed.). New York, N.Y: McGraw-Hill Education LLC. ISBN 978-0-07-179476-3. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)

[Sch2007-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Schey R, Villarreal A, Fass R (April 2007). "Noncardiac chest pain: current treatment". Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 3 (4): 255–62. PMC 3099272. PMID 21960837.

[Adam2012-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 "Book sources - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.

[4] Alpert, Joseph S. (2005). Cardiology for the Primary Care Physician. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 47. ISBN 9781573402125.

[5] Schey, Ron; Villarreal, Autumn; Fass, Ronnie (2007-04). "Noncardiac chest pain: current treatment". Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 3 (4): 255–262. ISSN 1554-7914. PMC 3099272. PMID 21960837. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[Johnson_2025-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Johnson, Ken; Ghassemzadeh, Sassan (2025), "Chest Pain", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 29262011, retrieved 2025-04-21

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Classification	D ICD-10: R 07. ICD-9-CM: 786.5 MeSH: D002637 DiseasesDB: 16537
External resources	MedlinePlus: 003079