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Chest Pain
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Chest pain – Causes – Risk Factors – Symptoms – Diagnosis – Treatment | |
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Chest pain can be triggered by any part of the body and this includes the heart, lungs, esophagus, muscle, skin, and bones. Even abdominal organs can cause chest pain. Some individuals suffer from intense discomfort or chest pain due to gas build up. Hence the exact reasons of chest pain must be identified. Some of the causes for chest pain include those listed below:- Heart • Heart attack • Angina due to coronary artery spasm or due to cardiac syndrome X • Mitral valve prolapse • Pericarditis (inflammation of heart tissues) • Aortic dissection or tear in the inner lining of the aorta which can cause internal bleeding • Aortic valve disease • Hypertension Lungs • Pneumonia • Asthma • Bronchitis • Spontaneous pneumothorax (collapsed lung) • Blood clot within the lung (pulmonary embolism) • Inflammation of the lung lining (pleurisy) • Pulmonary hypertension Digestive system • Gastroesophagal reflux (GERD) or Heartburn • Perforated viscus (a hole or tear in the wall of the GI tract) • Ulcer in the stomach • Esophagitis or inflammation in the esophagus • Esophageal spasms • Pancreatitis Gall bladder problems cause chest pain after a heavy meal • Hiatus hernia Other causes • Inflammation/strain of the muscles and /or tendons located between the ribs • Inflammation in the joints where the ribs meet the sternum or breast bone (costochondritis) • Shingles • Syphilis • Splenic flexure syndrome • Thyroid disease • Anxiety • Exercising after eating • Cigarette smoking &alcohol • Medications • Abnormal fluid retention • Anemia Of these, angina, aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism and spontaneous pneumothorax are potentially life- threatening condition that may require an urgent hospitalization. |
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Posted by:
syras
Posted on: 10/11/2010 The typical symptoms of chest pain in women are: Chest “tightness,” “squeezing,” or “heaviness.” People describe this feeling as a weight or as a band being tightened around their chest. The pain is usually located on the left side of the chest above the bottom of the ribcage, but it’s often hard to define its exact location. Shortness of breath.Sweating, nausea, and an anxious feeling A pain in the left arm, neck and jaw.
Posted by:
davidcox7
Posted on: 10/19/2009 Patients with diabetes type 1 often do not have any pain when experiencing heart attack. Their symptons are nausea, extreme fatigue and giddiness, but NO PAIN. Any category 1 diabetic who experiences such symptons should view them as a real emergency and call a medic asap even if you think that the symptons are similar to food poisoning or a touch of influenza. Do not ignore them. YOU COULD BE HAVING A HEART ATTACK.
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guest
Posted on: 05/23/2008 Past 1 yr, had false alarms with chest discomfort, shortness of breath, tightness, squeeeze, split seconds of blacking out. 3 full heart scans, stress ECG, Blood tests - all good results. Am really fed up with this symptom, having it at the moment, what is my problem, docs say it could be gastro problem, how can this last for 48 hours, whereby i can feel my chest area like a playground??? |
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Chest “tightness,” “squeezing,” or “heaviness.” People describe this feeling as a weight or as a band being tightened around their chest. The pain is usually located on the left side of the chest above the bottom of the ribcage, but it’s often hard to define its exact location.
Shortness of breath. Sweating, nausea, and an anxious feeling
A pain in the left arm, neck and jaw.