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If you experience momentary, localized or pinpoint chest pain that gets better with exercise or repositioning, it’s likely not a heart attack. Not all chest pains are symptoms of a heart attack.
Chest pain is a potentially serious symptom of a cardiovascular problem, but many other causes aren't cause for concern. Discomfort in the chest can be related to heart, blood vessel, lung, digestive, musculoskeletal, and even psychiatric conditions. This article will review the various causes and features of chest pain.
Chest pain appears in many forms, ranging from a sharp stab to a dull ache. Sometimes chest pain feels crushing or burning. In certain cases, the pain travels up the neck and into the jaw and then spreads to the back or down one or both arms. Many different problems can cause chest pain.
Chest pain can stem from a heart problem, but other possible causes include a lung infection, muscle strain, a rib injury, or a panic attack.
Noncardiac chest pain is often described as feeling like angina, the chest pain caused by heart disease. It feels like a painful squeezing or tightness in your chest, or like pressure or heaviness, particularly behind your sternum. You may feel it on the right side or the left side or in the middle.
Chest pain is a pain or discomfort in any area of your chest. It may spread to other areas of your upper body, including down your arms or into your neck or jaw. Chest pains can be sharp or dull. You may feel tightness or achiness. Or you may feel like something is crushing or squeezing your chest. Advertisement.
Angina (an-JIE-nuh or AN-juh-nuh) is a type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart. Angina is a symptom of coronary artery disease. Angina also is called angina pectoris.