title: Chronic chest pain in children and adolescents.
abstract: Chest pain is a common symptom of older children and adolescents. The majority of the conditions causing it are benign and self-limiting. Almost all diagnoses can be made with a thorough history and physical examination. Most important, the patient and parents need to be assured that there is no heart defect and that there is no imminent danger of dying.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D013909:Thorax