The sensation of chest pain can immediately send your mind racing to: "Oh no, am I having a heart attack?" And, it's true that severe pressure or tightness in the chest is the most common symptom of a ...

Experts generally define atypical chest pain as any pain that does not have the same characteristics as typical chest pain. Typical chest pain presents as follows: A person will have chest discomfort ...

It can happen anywhere—at a sunny café sipping your favorite drink, on your morning walk, winding down from a long day at work, or enjoying a night out with friends. Out of the blue, you notice ...

Pericarditis chest pain may be worsened when you lie down. While acute cases resolve within a few weeks, the symptoms can still interfere with your ability to sleep. Pericarditis is a type of heart ...

Constipation can cause chest pain. It’s important to know the difference between this and chest pain due to heart or blood vessel problems, which can occasionally be caused or worsened by constipation ...

Susan Russell, MD, is a board-certified pulmonologist and Medical Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) for Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical ICU. Muscle strain commonly causes chest ...

Chest pain represents one of the most alarming symptoms a person can experience. The immediate fear—”Am I having a heart attack?”—creates tremendous anxiety, and rightfully so. Heart attacks claim ...

Specific elements of chest-pain history are associated with a patient’s likelihood of acute MI or acute coronary syndrome, based on a systematic review of observational studies (JAMA.

Millions of Americans experience chest pain every year. The American Heart Association (AHA) says that chest pain accounts for more than 6.5 million emergency room visits annually in the United States ...