Chest pain when angry may be intercostal neuralgia, coronary heart disease, pleural effusion and other diseases. 1. Intercostal neuralgia: It is a syndrome in which the intercostal nerves are damaged due to different reasons, and the pain appears in the intercostal area of the chest or the abdomen in the form of stripes. The pain is stabbing or burning. The pain is aggravated by coughing, deep breathing or sneezing. Anger can cause shortness of breath, leading to symptoms of chest pain when angry. 2. Coronary heart disease: when the patient is affected by emotions, it will cause the coronary artery contraction, which will produce myocardial ischemia, and this situation will occur the symptoms of chest pain. 3. Pleural effusion: the pain is caused by excessive pleural effusion compressing the patient’s lung tissue and affecting the patient’s respiratory function. Breathing may be more rapid when you are angry, resulting in the symptom of chest pain when you are angry. Chest pain when angry can also be seen in other diseases, it is recommended to go to the hospital to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor for treatment.