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Download our fact sheet to provide your patients with easy to follow guidance on chest pain.
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Chest pain is any pain that is felt in the chest. Chest pain may come from many parts of the chest including:
- the heart
- the lungs
- the oesophagus (food pipe)
- muscles
- bones – including your ribs and sternum (breastbone)
- the abdomen (stomach) – the pain is felt as being in the chest due to a complex network of nerves and skin.
All chest pain is considered to be heart-related until proven otherwise.
Patient fact sheet
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Last updated 19 Jul 2019
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Last updated 19 Jul 2019
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