I was a 21-year-old college student when I woke up one morning with severe chest pain. As far as I knew, I was in great health. But suddenly, I could hardly move without triggering a radiating pain ...

During medical school, I learned the characteristic triad that makes up the most common presentation of coronary artery disease: exercise-induced chest pain that is felt under the breastbone and ...

While chest pain is the most common symptom of a heart ... caused by inflammation of the cartilage that connects your breastbone (sternum) to your ribs. The pain can closely mimic a heart attack ...

If you have fibromyalgia (FMS), chest pain may be one of your symptoms. A condition called costochondritis, which causes pain around the breastbone and rib cage, could be to blame. It is caused by ...

Costochondritis can cause pain in the middle of your chest (sternum), between your breasts. Inflammation of the sternum causes this condition. Why does my breast hurt when I press it? Hormone ...

exercise-induced chest pain that is felt under the breastbone and relieved promptly by rest. I also learned about denial in illness — the tendency to disregard ominous symptoms. When challenged ...