What is Chest pain?
'''Chest pain''' is [[pain]] or discomfort in the [[chest]], usually in the front of the chest. It may be sharp or heavy pains. It can be caused by [[heart]]-related and non-heart-related problems.<ref name=Sch2007>{{cite journal | vauthors = Schey R, Villarreal A, Fass R |title = Noncardiac chest pain: current treatment | journal = Gastroenterology & Hepatology | volume = 3 | issue = 4 | pages = 255–62 | date = April 2007 | pmid = 21960837 | pmc = 3099272 }}</ref> Pain is caused by not enough blood flow to the heart.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Alpert |first1=Joseph S. |title=Cardiology for the Primary Care Physician |date=2005 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=9781573402125 |page=47 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YcrqZE0OCE8C&pg=PA47 |language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{med-stub}} [[Category:Medical emergencies]]