What is Chest pain?

What is Chest pain?

• Chest pain: Pain in the chest area.
• Chest pain: Pressure, burning, or numbness in the chest.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Chest pain: pain in the chest.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Chest pain: Introduction

Types of Chest pain:

Types of Chest pain:

Broader types of Chest pain:

• Chest conditions
• Pain
• more types...»

How many people get Chest pain?

Incidence (annual) of Chest pain: 6 million cases annually (unreliable estimate)
Incidence Rate of Chest pain: approx 1 in 45 or 2.21% or 6 million people in USA [about data]

What causes Chest pain?

Causes of Chest pain: see causes of Chest pain
Risk factors for Chest pain: see risk factors for Chest pain

What are the symptoms of Chest pain?

Symptoms of Chest pain: see symptoms of Chest pain

Chest pain: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Chest pain.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Chest pain.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Chest pain: see treatments for Chest pain
Research for Chest pain: see research for Chest pain

Society issues for Chest pain

Hospitalization statistics for Chest pain: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Chest pain:

• 1.74% (221,519) of hospital consultant episodes were for pain in throat and chest in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 83% of hospital consultant episodes for pain in throat and chest required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 52% of hospital consultant episodes for pain in throat and chest were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 48% of hospital consultant episodes for pain in throat and chest were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Organs Affected by Chest pain:

Organs and body systems related to Chest pain include:

• Chest

Name of Chest pain

Main name of condition: Chest pain

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Chest pain:

• Heart attack
• Angina
• Anxiety attack
• Panic attack
• Esophagitis
• Pneumothorax
• Peptic ulcer
• Chest nerve irritation
• Pulmonary embolism

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