Chest pain

Chest pain: Introduction

Chest pain is a serious symptom that will often move you to the front of the queue if you present at emergency with this symptom, because chest pain is the classic symptom of a heart attack. However, there are numerous causes of chest pain, ranging from less potentially fatal ones (e.g. reflux, heartburn, indigestion, GERD) to very severe dangerous and life threatening causes (e.g. heart attack, pneumonia, other lung disorders, other $heart disorders, etc.) Always seek immediate emergency medical attention for chest pain.

Symptoms of Chest pain

• Chest pain
• Pressure in the chest area
• Chest discomfort
• See also symptoms of heart attack and symptoms of angina
• more symptoms...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

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  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Blood Pressure Testing
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Medical Textbooks Online about Chest pain

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Diagnostic Tests for Chest pain

• Physical exam
• Blood tests
• ECG
• X-rays
• Scans
• more tests...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Chest pain?

• Misdiagnosis of Chest pain
• Failure to diagnose Chest pain
• Hidden causes of Chest pain (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Chest pain

Chest pain: Self Assessment Tools

• Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
• Heart Attack -- Self Assessment Tools
• Stress -- Self Assessment Tools
• Smoking -- Self Assessment Tools
• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Heart Disease -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Chest pain: Medical Mistakes

• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Chest pain: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

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• Pain
• Arthritis & Pain
• Injury & Recovery
• Sleeping & Insomnia
• High cholesterol
• more product offers...»

Chest pain: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Chest pain

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack, whereas there are...read more »

Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps, particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes. However, there are also various other causes. See ...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children. Some of the ...read more »

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple...read more »

Pulmonary embolism- medical emergency: Pulmonary embolism is a common and potentially lethal disease; unfortunately, the diagnosis is often missed because patients with pulmonary embolism present with non...read more »

Fatal causes of chest pain: Chest pain is a common condition yet very threatening to both the patient and the doctor because the underlying aetiology many a...read more »

Long QT syndrome or epilepsy: This is a serious cardiac disorder which maybe congenital or acquired due to intake of certain medications.It is characterized by the prolongation of QT interval...read more »

Pneumothorax or myocardial infarction?: Pneumothorax can occur spontaneously in individuals with known lung disorders such as asthma, COPD, tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, but sometimes it...read more »

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Chest pain: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• Pain Specialists:
  • Pain Medicine
  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
  • Rheumatology (Joint Health)
  • Pediatric Rheumatology (Child Joint Health)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Chest pain

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Chest pain:

• Heart Health (Cardiac Care) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Chest pain, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Chest pain: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
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  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Chest pain

• Heart conditions
  • Heart attack
  • Angina
• Stomach conditions
• Lung conditions
• more causes...»

See full list of 734 causes of Chest pain

More information about causes of Chest pain:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Chest pain (848 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Chest pain (323 listings)
• Underlying causes of Chest pain
• Chest pain as a complication caused by other conditions
• Chest pain as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Chest pain

Treatments for Chest pain

• Treatment of the underlying cause
• Pain relief medications
• Treatment depends on the cause of chest pain
• more treatments...»

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News Archives for Chest pain

Medical news articles related to Chest pain include:

• When Chest Pain Requires Quick Action in ER
• Chest Pain May Signal Cocaine Use in Young Patients
• Reflux Can Precipitate Chest Pain, Cough
• White Men With Chest Pains Treated Fastest in ERs
• Chest Compressions Key to Revised CPR Guidelines
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Chest pain

Medical research articles related to Chest pain include:

• Transmyocardial laser revascularization versus medical therapy for refractory angina
• Information sheets for patients with acute chest pain: randomised controlled trial.
• Persistent chest pain and no obstructive coronary artery disease.
• Diagnosis and treatment of chest pain and acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
• Women?s experiences of myocardial infarction were described in terms of gradual onset, not having chest pain, and responding to symptoms
• Diagnostic coronary angiography.
• Frequency of stress testing to document ischemia prior to elective percutaneous coronary intervention.
• more research...»

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Videos for Chest pain

Patient Surveys for Chest pain

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• Survey about the symptoms of your Chest pain
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Reseach about Chest pain

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Clinical Trials for Chest pain

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Chest pain include:

• Non-Cardiac Chest Pain Evaluation and Treatment Study (CARPA) Part 1: Diagnosis. - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Stem Cell Study for Patients With Heart Disease - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Understanding Pediatric Chest Pain and Other Symptoms - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• WISE ARIC: Retinal Photography in Women With Chest Pain - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Study of Coronary Artery Computed Tomography to Diagnose Emergency Chest Pain - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 98 Clinical Trials for Chest pain

Statistics for Chest pain

• Medical statistics for Chest pain
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Chest pain
• Death and Mortality statistics for Chest pain
• Society statistics for Chest pain

Chest pain: Broader Related Topics

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

Types of Chest pain

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User Interactive Forums

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Definitions of Chest pain:

Pressure, burning, or numbness in the chest. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Pain in the chest - (Source - WordNet 2.1)