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Chest pain: a rheumatologist's perspective.

E L Semble1, C M Wise

  • 1Department of Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.

Southern Medical Journal
|January 1, 1988
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Chest pain can stem from various sources, including cardiac, esophageal, and musculoskeletal issues. Differentiating musculoskeletal causes like Tietze

Area of Science:

  • Rheumatology
  • Cardiology
  • Gastroenterology

Background:

  • Chest pain is a common patient complaint necessitating thorough history and physical examination.
  • While cardiac and esophageal origins are frequent, musculoskeletal disorders can also manifest as chest pain.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the importance of considering musculoskeletal conditions in the differential diagnosis of chest pain.
  • To emphasize that specific treatments for rheumatic chest pain conditions yield positive outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Review of common causes of chest pain.
  • Focus on differentiating cardiac, esophageal, and musculoskeletal etiologies.
  • Discussion of specific musculoskeletal conditions presenting as chest pain, including Tietze's syndrome, chest wall pain syndromes, fibrositis, inflammatory arthritic conditions, cervical osteoarthritis, and thoracic spine disease.

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Main Results:

  • Musculoskeletal disorders are a significant, often overlooked, cause of chest pain.
  • Conditions such as Tietze's syndrome and various arthritic or spinal diseases can mimic other chest pain etiologies.
  • Accurate differentiation is crucial for effective management.

Conclusions:

  • Musculoskeletal conditions represent a treatable cause of chest pain.
  • Timely diagnosis and specific treatment of rheumatic diseases affecting the chest wall can lead to good patient outcomes.
  • Rheumatologists play a key role in managing chest pain of musculoskeletal origin.