Can chest pain that goes away on its own still indicate a heart problem? A cardiothoracic surgeon explains why you should pay ...

Heart attacks in women can involve unusual tiredness, shortness of breath, nausea or pain outside the chest. These symptoms ...

Chest pain is often associated with narrowed or blocked coronary arteries, which can restrict blood flow to the heart.

When we think about heart problems, symptoms such as chest pain, breathlessness and excessive sweating often come to mind.

Jacob Connolly’s chest pain was initially attributed to anxiety before a second ER visit the same day found an aortic ...

A Northwestern and Buck Institute study of 28 women found that the ovary keeps changing for decades after menopause, with more inflammation in older tissue. Utah biologists dropped a weight on ...

A prehospital risk score may allow emergency services to avoid transport to the hospital for low-risk patients with chest pain and may reduce healthcare costs.

This article will be written following the flow of time over the course of one day.The diagnosis is spontaneous ...

A 58-year-old woman has a prolonged episode of chest discomfort that resolves by the time she is seen in the emergency department. She is admitted to the hospital. Several hours after admission, her ...

Chest pain and shortness of breath are two symptoms that grab your attention quickly, potentially signaling a heart attack if they come on suddenly. And if they develop gradually and worsen over time, ...

Chest discomfort can be equal parts frightening and confusing: Is the pressure or pain in your chest signaling a cardiac emergency — or a simple case of heartburn or indigestion? Sometimes, an ...

“I keep getting this off-and-on pressure in my left chest. Sometimes it goes down my left arm and sometimes up toward my jaw. If I wait a minute, it goes away. Do you think it’s anything?” Don, a man ...