“Concerned chest pain?”
I woke up this morning and suddenly got heavy pressure pain in my chest. Then the pain radiated to the neck left and arm left. I got really nauseous then in minutes went away.
Male | 33 years old
Complaint duration: 1
Conditions: Mental and heart and lungs
5 Answers
You need to seek immediate medical attention, especially if you smoke cigarettes, or if there is any history of heart attack at a young age in your family.
Do not wait. Call 911 & go to the nearest hospital for ER checkup. It means you are expecting heart attack until it is ruled out.
You are young to have cardiac issues but any chest pain needs to be assessed with EKG and blood work to look for coronary artery disease.
Concerning for a heart issue. Seek medical help.
We characterize chest pains as non-cardiac, cardiac and atypical for cardiac. This characterization is dependent upon the quality, location, duration, alleviating or exacerbating features. Certainly based on location, quality and radiation the symptoms are concerning. It is uncommon for a 33 year old to have coronary artery disease (CAD) unless you smoke, have an elevated cholesterol or you have a family history of early CAD. Ischemic symptoms can be seen in the setting of vasospasm (spontaneous or due to use of cocaine) or due to congenital anomalies of the coronaries. Esophageal spasm can mimic heart pains. Evaluation may include an echocardiogram, a stress test or coronary CT scan to qualify further.
