Causes of Chest Pain
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
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
Gall bladder problems cause chest pain after a heavy meal
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
Of these, angina, aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism and spontaneous pneumothorax are potentially life- threatening condition that may require an urgent hospitalization.(6✔),(7✔)