What causes chest tightness and pain?
Disease description:
My mother called me and asked me to come home and take her to the hospital because she has recently been experiencing frequent chest tightness and pain. What could be the reason for this?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Peng Xiaodong
There are many possible causes of chest tightness and pain, including thoracic conditions such as pneumothorax or pleurisy, or pulmonary diseases such as pneumonia and tuberculosis. Patients with congenital heart disease or coronary heart disease due to coronary atherosclerosis are also prone to experience these symptoms. In addition, gastrointestinal conditions such as gastric ulcers or duodenal ulcers, especially when the area of pain is extensive, can also easily lead to the aforementioned symptoms.
