Chest pain

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In medicine, chest pain is "pressure, burning, or numbness in the chest."[1]

Treatment

Among patients who have chest pain without any identifiable cause, antidepressants, either tricyclic antidepressants[2] or second-generation antidepressants[3] may reduce pain.

References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Chest pain (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. ↑ Cannon RO, Quyyumi AA, Mincemoyer R, Stine AM, Gracely RH, Smith WB et al. (1994). "Imipramine in patients with chest pain despite normal coronary angiograms.". N Engl J Med 330 (20): 1411-7. PMID 8159194.
  3. ↑ Lee H, Kim JH, Min BH, Lee JH, Son HJ, Kim JJ et al. (2010). "Efficacy of venlafaxine for symptomatic relief in young adult patients with functional chest pain: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial.". Am J Gastroenterol 105 (7): 1504-12. DOI:10.1038/ajg.2010.82. PMID 20332772. Research Blogging.
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