The heart is an organ made of strong muscles.it receives a rich supply of blood from a network of coronary blood vessels around it. when a coronary blood vessel is so narrow that part of the heart is not getting enough blood. it cause heart pain or angina which lasts a few minutes. this is a tight constricting or crushing pain behind the breastbone. the pain may spread to the left or right side of the chest. up the neck and to the arm usually the left arm when a coronary blood vessel is completely blocked a part of the heart muscle is damaged. causing severe heart pain or heart attack.
Maybe it's a heart attack.
Severe chest pain and a combination of the following symptoms can mean a person is having an acute heart attack, said Associate professor Marcus ong, senior consultant, department of emergency medicine, Singapore General Hospital.
Severe chest pain is often described by patients as the worst pain of their lives and likened to something very heavy pressing on the chest. pain that appears to spread up to the neck or down to the left arm. breathlessness, sweating. feeling faint and or nausea. A history of heart problems.
Patient is elderly, smokes or suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Maybe it's a heart attack.
Severe chest pain and a combination of the following symptoms can mean a person is having an acute heart attack, said Associate professor Marcus ong, senior consultant, department of emergency medicine, Singapore General Hospital.
Severe chest pain is often described by patients as the worst pain of their lives and likened to something very heavy pressing on the chest. pain that appears to spread up to the neck or down to the left arm. breathlessness, sweating. feeling faint and or nausea. A history of heart problems.
Patient is elderly, smokes or suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
