Precordial catch syndrome

Every few months I get a stabby chest pain and I have to take teeny tiny breaths until it goes away because a deep breath makes it worse. At first I just assumed that I was dying, but it turns out that it’s common and not dangerous.

I can never remember what it’s called! So here’s a blog post to help me remember. It’s called precordial catch syndrome.

Characteristic symptoms include sharp stabbing pains in the chest. These typically get worse with breathing in and occur within a small area. Spells of pain usually last less than a few minutes. Typically it begins at rest and other symptoms are absent.

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