Causes of Acute Chest Pain
| Common | Less common or rare | |
|---|---|---|
| Coronary | Acute coronary syndrome | Angina due to tachyarrhythmia |
| Other cardiovascular | Pulmonary embolism | Stress cardiomyopathy Myocarditis/myopericarditis Aortic dissection and other aortic syndromes |
| Oesophageal | Gastro-oesophageal reflux Oesophageal motility disorder | Oesophageal candidiasis (chest pain on swallowing) Other infective and inflammatory causes of oesophagitis Oesophageal rupture |
| Pulmonary | Other lower respiratory tract infections | Vaso-occlusive sickle crisis |
| Chest wall | Benign chest wall pain Rib contusion and fracture Intercostal muscle strain Costochondritis | Vertebral crush fracture Chest wall involvement by cancer Referred pain from thoracic spine |
| Intra-abdominal* | Peptic ulcer Biliary tract disease | |
| Skin | Herpes zoster |