Cardiologist Questions

Sharp stabbing center chest pain that came and went within a minute

It was a strange like sharp stabbing pain in center of my chest while eating bbq wings with ranch dressing. I put my plate down and prepared to get ready to go to the hospital when the pain suddenly stopped. I just got finished wearing a holter moniter for two weeks straight and returned the device about three weeks ago. Everything seemed to come back ok on that as well. The reason for the holter moniter being prescribed was due to heart palpitations / feelings of what I thought was a irregular heartbeat.

Male | 41 years old
Complaint duration: six months

1 Answer

Pain of heart origin is usually not sharp and is associated with exertion. These are not absolutes, but I suspect that your pain was not of cardiac origin.