胸闷、胸痛的内涵、分类和辨证

Interpretation,classification and differentiation of chest stuffiness and chest pain

胸闷、胸痛是临床常见症状。胸闷一词在中国古代经典著作中并未明确出现,胸痛的概念从古至今也是比较模糊的。本文通过对古代中医文献的研究,总结阐释胸闷、胸痛的中医学内涵,并结合现代医学的测量方法使胸闷、胸痛的临床诊断更加客观化,同时归纳了胸闷、胸痛的中医学辨证方法。

Chest stuffiness and chest pain are common clinical symptoms. While chest stuffiness has never been mentioned in literature of traditional Chinese medicine（ TCM）,the concept of chest pain is not clear so far. This paper summarized the interpretations of chest stuffiness and chest pain based on the relevant studies in TCM literature,proposed objective methods to diagnose chest stuffiness and chest pain by applying modern medical measurements,and finally concluded dialectical approaches of chest stuffiness and chest pain.