“Where is chest pain located for a heart attack?”
I am a 53 year old male. I want to know where is chest pain located for a heart attack?
7 Answers
Mark Rasak
Cardiologist
Can be anywhere, but classically, it's center of chest and radiates to the left arm or neck. But many patients don’t follow that classic pattern.
I tell my patient any pain above navel needs careful consideration particularly in association with shortness of breath and/or sweating
Usually center of the chest, but can be a stomachache, jaw pain, arm pain.
Patient gets chest pain in the center of the chest with pain radiating to left arm and also at times to back.Patients feel some times like a pressure or heavyweight in the chest associated with sweating and sob.
Heart attack pain can be experienced anywhere from left side of the neck, Jaw and chest. It can also cause epigastric pain - area just under the ribcage and is usually associated with nausea.
Chest pain from a heart attack is typically located in center of chest and can be felt in left arm as well as the lower jaw. The pain is typically a heavy pressure. However these characteristics may vary depending on the location of the blocked artery
Typically pain associated with a heart attack is in the middle of the chest dull in nature, and or pressure like.
