CHEST PAIN
Most of the
people come across with chest pain on various occasions. Then we are perplexed
on the reason for such pain. In general it is attributed to heart attack. The
very thought of heart attack increases the tension and worsen the situation.
Anyhow it is a medical emergency to consider it seriously.
Causes of
chest pain range from non serious to serious life threatening heart diseases.
They can be apportioned as shown below:
Gastrointestinal
42%, coronary artery disease 31%, musculoskeletal 28%.
Acute coronary
syndrome refers to various conditions due to reduced blood flow in the coronary
arteries causing feeble performance of heart muscles or death at worst
condition.
Unstable
angina occurs at rest or with minimum exertion and lasts for more than 20
minutes. It may get repeated within a month with more severity. Myocardial
infarction occurs (heart attack) when blood supply to coronary arteries is
stopped due to blocks.
Aortic
dissection occurs when inner wall of aorta causes blood to flow between layers
of the wall forcing them to move apart causing severe tearing pain. It causes
reduced supply of blood to other vital organs leading to death.
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