Concept

Chest bi-impediment / cardiac pain

胸痹xiong bi

2 sources

In the Golden Cabinet (《金匮要略》) tradition, chest bi-impediment (胸痹) is a disease/condition described in the Essential Prescriptions (金匮要略, ch.9) — WHO #1577 胸痹心痛 as synonym — characterized by dyspnea with coughing, chest-and-back pain, shortness of breath, and a sunken delayed cun pulse. A historical disease-category for reference, not a diagnostic or treatment guide.

Source

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略·胸痹心痛短气病脉证治第九》条3（金匮要略2021【原文】定位入口）

References

金匮要略第九篇胸痹之病界说句（条2），自撰英文非逐字
WHO IST-TCM 2022 WGM2# 1577 胸痹心痛（以 synonym 身份挂 citation，头词=胸痹心痛非胸痹）

Full definition

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

胸痹之病，喘息咳唾，胸背痛，短氣，寸口脈沉而遲，關上小緊數。

Citations

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略·胸痹心痛短气病脉证治第九》条3（金匮要略2021【原文】定位入口）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its definition.
WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine · World Health Organization · WHO IST-TCM 2022, WGM2# 1577（§2 诊断、病证和体质术语·心系病类胸痹心痛 synonym 胸痹）Cited from WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine for its standardized terminology.