Every year, considerable numbers of people seek emergency treatment for undetermined chest pain which is not linked to biomedical factors such as cardiovascular diseases or other illness. A thesis from Sahlgrenska Academy (faculty of health sciences) at university of Gothenburg, Sweden points that stress at work, anxiety, depression and inactive lifestyle may lead to unexplained chest pain.More...
Heart Attack And Chest Pain Location
Heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI) occurs when coronary arteries that supply oxygen rich blood to the heart are blocked. Due to blockage of blood supply to heart the may radiate to other parts of the body including arms, shoulder, neck, jaw and teeth.More...
Chest pain is a very common complaint with teenagers. Annually, over 650,000 youngsters between the age group of 10 and 18 years seek medical attention for this symptom. Most teens get anxious on experiencing chest pain, presuming the cause of the pain to be a heart disease or cancer.More...
Causes Of Right Sided Chest Pain
Although chest pain can be a warning sign of a heart attack, fortunately, this is not always the case. In fact, there could be a number of causes for chest wall discomfort. Some of these causes could be benign; while others could indicate serious conditions.More...
The shoulder blade or scapula is defined as the bone that connects the humerus or the arm bone with the clavicle, which is the collar bone. The shoulder blade forms the posterior part of the shoulder girdle. In human beings, this bone is flat, roughly triangular in shape and is located on a posterolateral aspect of the thoracic cage.More...
Chest pain is not always a serious problem. There are number of causes other than heart disease that may spark off chest pain. Stomach disorder is one such possible cause of chest pain and is often mistaken for angina or heart attack but it caused just due to accumulation of gas in the chest.More...
Chest pain is a major health problem all over the world. Chest pain is not always life-threatening. Chest pain may be caused due to variety of extra-cardiac disorders including dysfunction of muscles and joints of the chest or the cervical and thoracic part of spine.More...
Lungs Problems That Cause Chest Pain
Number of lung disorders that can cause chest pain. Even something as simple as a cough can lead to chest pain. Therefore, instead of thinking of the worst, it is best to gain knowledge about lung problems that cause chest pain so that you can rule out certain diseases.More...
The cause of chest pain can range from ordinary, benign muscle pull to serious condition such as cardiac attack ultimately leading to death. Muscle pull or muscle strain is a condition in which muscles are injured due to traumatic pulling of muscle fibers.More...
Sudden Sharp Stabbing Chest Pain
Pericardial catch syndrome (PCS), also known as Texidors twinge, is the most common cause of sudden sharp stabbing chest pain in adults and children. The stabbing pain is predominantly felt just under the left nipple near, where your heart is located. The pain worsens when a person inhales or exhales.More...
