{"id":173,"date":"2016-06-27T18:16:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T18:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shawheart.com\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2016-07-06T00:00:27","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T00:00:27","slug":"chest-pain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shawheart.com\/diseases-conditions\/chest-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Chest Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chest pain is one of the most common reasons people call for emergency medical help. Fortunately, chest pain doesn&#8217;t always signal a heart attack. Often chest pain is unrelated to any heart problem. Even so it is important not to ignore it, and to see a medical evaluation as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>There are many possible causes of chest pain. Some causes are mildly inconvenient, while other causes are serious, even life-threatening. Any organ or tissue in your chest can be the source of pain, including your heart, lungs, esophagus, muscles, ribs, tendons, or nerves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shawheart.com\/angina.php\">Angina<\/a> is one type of heart-related chest pain. This pain occurs because your heart is not getting enough blood and oxygen. Angina pain can be similar to the pain of a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p>Other causes of chest pain include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/ency\/article\/000141.htm\">Asthma<\/a>, which is generally accompanied by shortness of breath, wheezing, or cough.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/ency\/article\/000145.htm\">Pneumonia<\/a>, a blood clot to the lung (pulmonary embolism), the collapse of a small area of a lung (pneumothorax), or inflammation of the lining around the lung (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/ency\/article\/001371.htm\">pleurisy<\/a>). In these cases, the chest pain often worsens when you take a deep breath or cough and usually feels sharp.<\/li>\n<li>Strain or inflammation of the muscles and tendons between the ribs.<\/li>\n<li>Anxiety and rapid breathing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chest pain can also be related to problems with your digestive system. These include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/ency\/article\/000213.htm\">stomach ulcer<\/a>, gallbladder disease, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/ency\/article\/000264.htm\">gallstones<\/a>, indigestion, heartburn, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/ency\/article\/000265.htm\">gastroesophageal reflux<\/a> (when acid from your stomach backs up into your esophagus).<\/p>\n<p>Ulcer pain burns if your stomach is empty and feels better with food. Gallbladder pain often gets worse after a meal, especially a fatty meal.<\/p>\n<p>In children, most chest pain is not caused by the heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chest pain is one of the most common reasons people call for emergency medical help. Fortunately, chest pain doesn&#8217;t always signal a heart attack. Often chest pain is unrelated to any heart problem. Even so it is important not to ignore it, and to see a medical evaluation as quickly as possible. There are many<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":280,"parent":29,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shawheart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shawheart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shawheart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawheart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawheart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawheart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawheart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173\/revisions\/174"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawheart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawheart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shawheart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}