Chest pain

Overview

Chest pain is an uncomfortable or painful feeling in your chest. Chest pain may be caused by coronary artery disease or other heart conditions (cardiovascular diseases). Chest pain also may be caused by digestive conditions, lung and breathing conditions, musculoskeletal conditions, or other conditions.

Why choose Mayo Clinic for chest pain

• Expertise and experience. Mayo Clinic doctors trained in heart conditions (cardiologists) and others have experience diagnosing the cause of your chest pain and treating your condition. The trained staff in the Chest Pain & Coronary Physiology Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has expertise in evaluating and treating people who have undiagnosed, complex or unresolved chest pain.
• Team approach. Mayo Clinic cardiologists work with doctors trained in heart surgery (cardiovascular surgeons), doctors trained in imaging (radiologists) and others to evaluate and treat your chest pain.
• Diagnostic tools. Mayo Clinic doctors use detailed imaging tests to accurately diagnose your condition and develop your treatment plan.
• Treatment expertise. Mayo Clinic doctors treat chest pain with medications, angioplasty, coronary bypass surgery, cardiac rehabilitation, enhanced external counterpulsation and other therapies.
• Research. Mayo Clinic doctors study causes, diagnosis and treatment of chest pain and related conditions, and conduct clinical trials.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is ranked among the Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic also ranks among the Best Children's Hospitals for heart and heart surgery.

Mayo Clinic: Answers you can trust

At Mayo Clinic, we assemble a team of specialists who take the time to listen and thoroughly understand your health issues and concerns. We tailor the care you receive to your personal health care needs. You can trust our specialists to collaborate and offer you the best possible outcomes, safety and service.

Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical institution that reinvests all earnings into improving medical practice, research and education. We're constantly involved in innovation and medical research, finding solutions to improve your care and quality of life. Your doctor or someone on your medical team is likely involved in research related to your condition.

Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care — and trusted answers — like they've never experienced.

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Read more about causes, diagnosis and treatment of chest pain. Also read about first aid for chest pain.

Related book: Mayo Clinic Healthy Heart for Life! book provides an easy-to-follow plan to prevent and conquer heart disease.