Monday, January 9, 2012

Chest Pain

Common Causes

1. Cardiac Causes:
  • Angina Pectoris
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Pericarditis
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

2. Lung and Pleura
  • Pleurisy
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary embolism

3. Dissecting Aneurysm of Aorta


4. Oesophageal
  • Reflux Oesophagitis
  • Diffuse Oesophageal spasm

5. Musculoskeletal


6. Intraabdominal conditions


7. Anxiety state

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