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The Important Assessment in Patients with Chest Pain (Coronary)

Chest pain is a sensation of pain in the chest , an area between the neck and the abdomen , which interfere with a person . These symptoms are often the reason for someone to come to the hospital emergency room . And almost every patient comes with a glob of questions in my head. The good news is : not every chest pain caused by heart attacks. Causes of Chest Pain Chest cavity consists of various organs . The most takes place is the lungs and respiratory tract , then the heart , and of course the gastrointestinal tract or in medical terms is called the esophagus , which connects the esophagus with the stomach . And beyond that there are muscles , bones , nerves and the skin covering the chest cavity . So it is very logical if the chest pain is not always caused by heart disease . Chest pain due to inflammation of the esophagus called esophagitis . Symptoms include pain when swallowing food . Pain can also occur due to excess stomach acid , a condition often called gastritis , in which