Pain in the middle of the chest may be related to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), angina pectoris, costochondritis, bronchopneumonia, etc. It is mainly treated with medication and surgery.
1. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): usually associated with abnormal function of lower esophageal sphincter, esophageal dysfunction, excessive secretion of gastric acid, etc. It can be treated with medications such as omeprazole, domperidone, and thioglycollate, etc. Surgery can be considered if the effect of medication is not satisfactory.
2. Angina pectoris: usually due to coronary artery stenosis, occlusion caused by myocardial hypoxia and ischemia, resulting in angina pectoris attack, you can use nitroglycerin, nifedipine, metoprolol tartrate and other medications, and in severe cases, you need to surgical intervention.
3. Costochondritis: generally related to trauma, chronic strain, endocrine, infection and other factors, when the pain, you can use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as diclofenac sodium to relieve the symptoms, but also the use of local anesthetics or glucocorticoids for local closed treatment.
4. Bronchopneumonia: generally have cough, fever and other symptoms, may also be complicated by lung abscess, bronchial dilatation, etc., resulting in pain in the middle of the chest, should be based on anti-infective treatment, commonly used drugs, including amoxicillin, cephalexin, levofloxacin and so on.
It is recommended that the pain in the middle of the chest should go to the hospital in time, complete the relevant examination, identify the cause under the guidance of the doctor’s treatment.