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Differentiating Chest pain from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

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Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Chest Pain in Pregnancy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]

Overview

There are many organ systems, that when affected, can lead to the symptoms of chest pain. The most common organs involved are the heart, lungs, and the digestive system. Psychiatric disorders, can also lead to the perception of chest pain. The most important facet of diagnosis is distinguishing the life-threatening causes of chest pain, to the more benign causes.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

Common Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular Accelerated hypertension, acute aortic dissection, acute coronary syndrome, aortic aneurysm, aortic coarctation, aortic Stenosis, arryhthmias, atheroma, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, atrial myxoma, Bergman syndrome, Bernheim syndrome, Bland-White-Garland Syndrome, cardiac syndrome X, cardiomyopathy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, chronic stable angina, cor pulmonale, coronary artery dissection, coronary heart disease, mitral valve prolapse, dilated cardiomyopathy, Dressler's syndrome, Eisenmenger syndrome, familial hypercholesterolemia, heart attack, Heller-dohle disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ischemic heart disease, isolated coronary artery anomalies, Kawasaki disease, left ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial infarction myocarditis, pericardial tamponade, non ST elevation MI, pericarditis, prinzmetal angina, ST elevation MI, stress cardiomyopathy, Takotsubos cardiomyopathy, unstable angina,
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine No underlying causes
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic No underlying causes
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic No underlying causes
Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic No underlying causes
Neurologic No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary wegner's granulomatosis,
Renal/Electrolyte Wegner's granulomatosis,
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Wegner's granulomatosis,
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma No underlying causes
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous Air embolism

Causes in Alphabetical Order

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