Condition

Chest Pain Symptoms Typically occurs with activity or stress

Other Symptoms

What it Is

Stable angina

Occurs behind or slightly to the left of the breastbone Occurs at predictable times with a specific amount of exertion or Feels like tightness, heavy activity pressure, squeezing or crushing pain May continue without much change for years May spread to the shoulder, arm, jaw, neck or back Quickly relieved by rest or nitrates (nitroglycerin), but Usually begins slowly and gets returns with additional activity or worse before going away; pain stress typically lasts less than 5 minutes May feel like gas or indigestion

Angina is caused by too little blood flow to the heart. The most common cause of angina is coronary heart disease (CHD).

Unstable angina

Suddenly becoming more frequent, severe or longer-lasting Unstable angina is a type of acute Sudden chest pain that may or brought on by less exertion chest pain that occurs when your heart also be felt in the shoulder, arm, than before doesn't get enough oxygen. It can be a jaw, neck or back warning sign of a heart attack. Occurring at rest with no Feels like tightness, squeezing, obvious exertion or stress; pain Coronary artery diseasedue crushing, burning, choking or may wake you up to atherosclerosis is by far the most aching common cause of unstable angina. Doesn't respond to rest or Occurs at rest and does not nitroglycerin If you have stable angina, and the easily go away when using chest pain starts to feel different, lasts medicine Has started recently and become longer than 15 - 20 minutes or occurs more severe over time at different times, you may be developing unstable angina.

Heart attack

Shortness of breath Lasts longer than 5 minutes and is not relieved by rest or Dizziness nitroglycerin tablets Fainting Feels like pressure, tightness, squeezing, crushing, intense Nausea burning or aching Vomiting Pain or discomfort radiates to your back, shoulder, neck, jaw or Rapid or irregular heartbeat teeth, arm or wrist Loss of consciousness Feeling of impending doom

A heart attack is when low blood flow causes the heart to starve for oxygen. Most heart attacks are caused by a blood clot that blocks one of the coronary arteries. Without enough oxygen, the heart muscle dies or becomes permanently damaged.

 Severe pain under the chest bone Feels like pressure, squeezing tightness, constriction or crushing Coronary artery May spread to the neck, jaw, spasm (also called shoulder or arm variant angina) Often occurs at rest May occur at the same time each day, usually between midnight and 8:00 AM Lasts from 5 to 30 minutes Heartburn is often caused by indigestion. If you have frequent, ongoing heartburn, you may have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). An over-the-counter antacids and dietary changes can help relieve symptoms. Coronary artery spasm is a temporary, sudden contraction in one location in the artery muscle walls in the heart which slows or stops blood flow through the artery and starves the heart of oxygen-rich blood. Coronary artery spasm is relatively rare. It affects approximately 4 out of 100,000 people and approximately 2% of patients with angina.

Heartburn

Burning sensation in the esophagus, just below or behind the breastbone

Burping Back up of food into the mouth

Often rises in your chest and Nausea, vomiting may radiate to the neck or throat

Wheezing Asthma is caused by inflammation in Coughing (this may be the main the airways. When an asthma attack symptom in some people) occurs, the muscles surrounding the airways become tight and the lining of Rapid, shallow breathing or the air passages swell, reducing the difficulty breathing amount of air that can pass by, and can lead to wheezing sounds. Sleep disturbance Tiring quickly during exercise Feeling of intense fear, terror or anxiety Trouble breathing or very fast breathing Sweating Nausea or an upset stomach Numbness or tingling Dizziness, shaking or trembling Panic disorder is ananxiety disorder that causes repeated, unexpected attacks of intense fear. A panic attack usually lasts from 5 to 20 minutes but may last even longer up to a few hours. You may feel the most anxiety about 10 minutes after the attack starts.

Chest tightness Asthma

Chest pain or tightness Panic attack Pounding or racing heart or irregular heartbeat

 Chills or hot flashes Fear that you are going to die, lose control or "go crazy" Feelings of being detached from yourself or from reality A choking feeling or feeling like you're being smothered Lightheadedness Chest wall pain can be caused by many problems, such as: An injury, such as a blow to the chest Prolonged or violent coughing, which can strain the muscles or ligaments in the chest Inflammation of the cartilage of the rib cage (costochondritis) Pneumonia or a blood clot to the lungs (pulmonary embolism) Coughing, with green or yellow mucus Coughing from an upper respiratory Shortness of breath or difficulty Burning or stabbing chest pain infection such breathing that occurs or worsens with as pneumonia orbronchitis may lead coughing to pain and tightness in the upper Fever chest. Tightness in the chest Chills Other symptoms depending on type of infection A rib fracture is a crack or break in one of the bones of the rib cage or a break in the cartilage that connects the ribs to the breastbone. A fractured rib typically occurs from a direct blow to the chest, often from a car accident or fall. A severe cough can also cause a rib fracture, but is more typical in people who have osteoporosis or another condition which weakens the bones.

Chest wall pain

Pain in the bones, cartilage or muscles that make up the chest wall May feel worse when pressure is applied to the area

Lying on the affected area or moving, such as twisting to the side or raising the arms, also can make chest wall pain feel worse Coughing, in some people

Upper respiratory infection

Broken rib

Pain at the site where the chest was injured, with deep breathing or when pressure is applied to the injured area

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Shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. After an episode of chickenpox, the virus becomes dormant in the body. Shingles occurs as a result of the virus re-emerging after many years. Shingles may affect any age group, but it is much more common in adults over 60 years old, in children who had chickenpox before the age of one year and in individuals with a weakened immune system.