A “fit and healthy” woman, Marie Anne August, experienced a “ripping” and bubbling” feeling in her chest. The 45-year-old was ...

Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, or the tissue layers surrounding your heart ... costochondritis causes you to feel pressure on your chest wall. You may feel tenderness when ...

Pleurisy, or pleural effusion, is a condition in which the pleura, two large, thin layers of tissue that separate your lungs from your chest wall becomes inflamed. Not all patients will need ...