I feel sudden pain in the chest which rather feels like pain in my heart.
It occurs at random times, not on daily basis though.
It stays for a few minutes and then goes away.
It's been quite sometime this has been happening to me now, couple of years I'd say.
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This kind of chest pains do not appear to be heart related, yet it makes sense to evaluate with ECG, Echocardiogram, Chest X-ray and review with reports
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The character of a heart related pain are:
1. It is diffuse and is generally all over the chest rather than at any one point.
2. It is usually at the centre of the chest and not on the left or right side, though it can be on either side.
3. A heart related pain increases with walking and reduces when rest is taken. This is the most important point. A chest pain that reduces on walking is not related to heart.
4. The heart related pain is usually gripping, crushing or tightness and may occasionally be burning type also. It is not pricking or stabbing.
5. Heart related pain lasts for minutes at least. It doesn’t last seconds.
6. Though heart related pains radiate to the left arm, or throat or both arms, these assume more significance if the pains increase on walking.
7. A heart related pain can be associated with sweating. But not all pains associated with sweating are heart pains.
8. If the risk factors for heart disease like HTN, DM, Smoking, advanced age especially of male sex, and Family history of heart disease are there, then the likelihood of heart disease is more.
A person without risk factors, especially with a normal ECHO and TMT, need not worry about heart pain for the next one year.
9. In young ladies, without risk factors, a pain like the one you described rarely is suggestive of heart pain.
Next Steps
Take tablet DOLO 650 mg after food SOS for pain.
If the pain persists, get an echo and TMT done. They have a high likelihood of being normal for you. If they are normal, don’t worry at all.
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