What causes chest pain?

Many people have experienced sudden chest pain. But when it comes to what causes chest pain, it's really hard to say. Because the human body is a magical thing, once the body becomes unwell, corresponding symptoms will appear, and these symptoms will give people the illusion that they are trivial matters. Therefore, many people don’t take chest pain too seriously if they occasionally experience it, thinking that it will be fine after a while.

Because the causes of chest pain vary from person to person. Some older people have weak hearts and may experience chest pain if they are stimulated or have excessive mood swings. Therefore, the causes of chest pain are different for people in different situations. Let’s look at the reasons below.

There are many causes of chest pain:

1. Cardiovascular disease? Angina pectoris and myocardial infarction are the main diseases that cause chest pain, followed by pericarditis. This type of chest pain is often manifested as compression, stuffiness, or even tearing pain in the precordial area and behind the sternum. It often radiates to the left shoulder, neck, and inner side of the left arm, and is accompanied by shock symptoms in severe cases.

2. Chest trauma? Common in rib fractures, history of chest trauma, chest pain aggravated by breathing or coughing.

3. Intercostal neuritis, herpes zoster, and esophagitis can all cause chest pain. Herpes zoster causes severe chest pain that runs along the intercostals, and dense small blisters appear on the skin after 1 to 2 days.

4. Certain abdominal organ diseases cause chest pain, such as subphrenic abscess, acute cholecystitis, and acute pancreatitis.

5. Pleural diseases, such as pleurisy and spontaneous pneumothorax. The chest pain caused by these diseases is related to breathing and coughing. The chest pain worsens during deep breathing and coughing, and is often accompanied by difficulty breathing. The chest pain is located on the side of the lesion.

6 Chest pain is a common symptom in emergency departments, which is usually caused by chest diseases. The severity of chest pain may not be exactly related to the cause of the chest pain. For example, herpes zoster can cause severe chest pain, while the chest pain of acute myocardial infarction is sometimes not very serious.

Angina pectoris is a condition that many elderly people will experience. This is because the elderly’s immunity is reduced and their organs are declining, making them more susceptible to external interference. If you don't pay attention, you may suffer from some common geriatric diseases. Therefore, if there are elderly people in our family, we should care for them and take them for regular physical examinations.