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Is it a Heart Pain?

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By Dr. Ahmed
Most of the deaths of Cardiac patients occur due to "fear of death" rather than the disease itself.Find out if a chest pain is really a heart pain or just some other chest pain.Here are few Notable points. 1.There MUST be a decrease in your physical efficiency. Everbody feels breathless when you run or do some Physical work.But notable decrease in your physical capability is said to have occurred if you see noticeable breathlessness for works which you were not feeling breathless before. 2.If you feel Breathless when you are sitting or at rest(doing nothing) it is most probably some lung pathology(like pneumonia,Plural effusion etc).But there is a chance of heart involvement also,but very rare. 3.If you feel breathless when you lie down and feel relaxed on sitting up (Orthopnoea) - this is most probably due to Heart involvement. 4.The Pain-If the pain is sharp,poking (with a needle or pin) in nature, it is due to Pleural involvement (not due to cardiac pathology) If the pain is diffuse (usually patient shows his whole fist on his chest to locate the pain) and is Squeezing or throbbing in nature it is a Heart pain (Angina pectoris). 5.The pain is usually associated with sweating,Palpitations (abnormal condition where the person feels his own heart beat-normal if it occurs on physical labour) 6.Ask for any previous history of Heart attacks or any other cardiovascular disease.Usually old people suffer from weak atherosclerosed arteries.They are more prone to Heart failure. Having said that, if you happen to see any person holding his chest with pain it is better to call andambulanceand have a full heart checkup.
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Boy said…
how accurate are these infos?source?

there should be an advisory in the article that it is still better to suspect and consult a doctor/go to the hospital. after all heart disease is not an easy matter to just ignore.it could be fatal.
10/26/2006 10:50 PM
Dr. Ahmed said…
Nice comment.I do not mean to say "Ignore the Chest pain".These are just a few points for general awareness which may be handy in certain circumstances.Source is from Harrison's Text Book of Internal Medicine".If you are interested,refer these topics-Angina,Pleural effusion,Pleural pain,Cardiovascular anomalies,Breathlessness and Palpitations.I will put up an advisory that it is still better to consult a doctor a per your comment.Thanq.
10/27/2006 2:54 PM
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