Frequently used as an abbreviation for secondary to. You might also see it written as 2 or 2/2. Feb 7, '11. We were told to use s/t instead of r/t if the defining characteristic you cite in your NDX statement is an MDX rather than a sign or symptom.
Examples of heart-related causes of chest pain include: Heart attack. A heart attack is a result of a blood clot that's blocking blood flow to your heart muscle. Angina. Thick plaques can gradually build up on the inner walls of the arteries that carry blood to your heart.
Heart or blood vessel problems that can cause chest pain: 1  Angina or a heart attack. 2  A tear in the wall of the aorta, the large blood vessel that takes blood from the heart to the rest of the body (aortic dissection) causes sudden, severe pain in the chest and upper back.