Chest pain may be a symptom of a number of serious conditions and is generally considered a medical emergency. Even though it may be determined that the pain is non-cardiac in origin, this is often a diagnosis of exclusion made after ruling out more serious causes of the pain.
Causes of chest pain range from non-serious to serious to life threatening. DiagnosisPro lists more than 440 causes on its website.
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