Possible causes of Chest pain
76 conditions can cause this symptom. Most common are listed first.
- Arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) Common Urgent
- Asthma Common Pediatric
- Bronchitis (bronchial tube infection) Common Pediatric
- Cholecystitis (infected gallbladder) Common Urgent
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Common
- Congestive heart failure (CHF) Common Urgent
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) Common Urgent
- Esophagitis (esophageal inflammation) Common
- Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) Common Pediatric
- Hiatal hernia Common
- Ligament sprain Common Pediatric
- Muscle strain (pulled muscle) Common Pediatric
- Myocardial infarction (heart attack) Common Urgent
- Pericarditis (heart sac inflammation) Common Urgent
- Pleuritis (inflammation of the lung's lining, pleurisy) Common
- Pneumonia (lung infection) Common Urgent Pediatric
- Pulmonary embolism (blood clot of lung) Common Urgent
- Shingles (herpes zoster) Common
- Anxiety disorder
- Chest trauma (injury) Urgent
- Contusion (bruise) Pediatric
- Esophageal foreign body Pediatric
- Esophageal spasm (painful muscle contraction)
- Essential hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Hyperventilation (rapid breathing)
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Pleural effusion (abnormal chest fluid) Urgent
- Upper respiratory tract infection (URI) Pediatric
- Valvular heart disease
- Abrasions
- Aortic regurgitation (aortic insufficiency)
- Aortic valve stenosis (heart valve defect)
- Atrial fibrillation (irregular heart rate) Urgent
- Atrial flutter (irregular heart rate) Urgent
- Bradycardia (slow heart rate) Urgent
- Breast cancer (tumor) Urgent
- Broken heart syndrome (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy) Urgent
- Cardiomyopathy (weakened heart) Urgent
- Cellulitis (skin infection)
- Choledocholithiasis (stone in bile duct) Urgent
- Cholelithiasis (gallstones)
- Cocaine abuse Urgent
- Coronary artery dissection (heart artery tear) Urgent
- Dissecting aortic aneurysm (tearing and dilation of the aorta) Urgent
- Dressler syndrome (heart sac inflammation following heart attack or heart surgery) Urgent
- Drug reaction
- Emphysema
- Empyema (collection of pus in chest) Urgent
- Endocarditis (heart valve infection) Urgent
- Esophageal achalasia (esophagus muscle dysfunction)
- Esophageal rupture (tear in esophagus) Urgent
- Fibromyalgia
- Gastrointestinal bleeding (intestinal bleeding) Urgent
- Hyperthyroid (elevated thyroid hormone) Urgent
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (heart disease) Urgent
- Influenza (seasonal flu)
- Lung cancer (tumor)
- Mastitis (breast infection inflammation)
- Mitral regurgitation
- Mitral stenosis
- Muscle spasm (charley horse)
- Myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation)
- Pancreatitis (pancreas inflammation) Urgent
- Panic disorder
- Peptic ulcer (ulcer in the stomach or duodenum)
- Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) Urgent
- Pneumothorax (collapse of lung) Urgent
- Prinzmetal angina (heart artery spasm)
- Pulmonary edema (abnormal lung fluid) Urgent
- Pulmonary hypertension (blood pressure)
- Rib fracture (broken bone)
- Sickle cell disease Urgent
- Splenic infarction (death of spleen) Urgent
- Stress
- Ventricular tachycardia (VT) Urgent
- Wolff Parkinson White syndrome (WPW) Urgent