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{{stub}} '''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 | 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== ==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== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Pain signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Pulmonary signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Long COVID signs and symptoms]]
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