Harrison's Manual of Medicine
Chapter 33: Chest Pain
There is little correlation between the severity of chest pain and the seriousness of its cause. The range of disorders that cause chest discomfort is shown in Table 33-1.
| DIAGNOSIS | PERCENTAGE |
|---|---|
Gastroesophageal diseasea | 42 |
| Gastroesophageal reflux | |
| Esophageal motility disorders | |
| Peptic ulcer | |
| Gallstones | |
| Ischemic heart disease | 31 |
| Chest wall syndromes | 28 |
| Pericarditis | 4 |
| Pleuritis/pneumonia | 2 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 2 |
| Lung cancer | 1.5 |
| Aortic aneurysm | 1 |
| Aortic stenosis | 1 |
| Herpes zoster | 1 |
aIn order of frequency.
Source: Fruergaard P et al: The diagnoses of patients admitted with acute chest pain but without myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 17:1028, 1996.
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Chapter 33: Chest Pain. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623167/all/Chapter_33:_Chest_Pain. Accessed December 3, 2024.
Chapter 33: Chest Pain. (2020). In Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine (20th ed.). McGraw Hill Inc.. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623167/all/Chapter_33:_Chest_Pain
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