Chest squeezing pain

Some people may feel chest pain in life. It is because of the recurrence of heart disease or excessive fatigue of the chest cavity, so the pain occurs. In fact, there are many factors that cause chest pain. For example, some people suffer from acid reflux, and others feel like their chest is burning. Another manifestation is chest pain. There is no clear cause to be determined. You need to go to the hospital for examination before the result can be confirmed.

Identify the causes of chest pain

It turns out that many people have experienced chest pain. Some people think. Some people think heart disease is a heart attack, but more people ignore it. Yes, it could be a symptom of coronary heart disease, which more people ignore, but it could also be just a trivial chest wall pain or stomach acid. If you figure it out, you won’t panic.

Case chest pain like burning

Mr. Cai, 49 years old, works in the construction industry. Three years ago, I felt pain in both shoulders, especially in my left shoulder. In addition, his heart was beating very fast, so he suspected that something was wrong with his heart and went to a public hospital to see a doctor.

A doctor familiar with Mr. Cai's condition said that he actually had other symptoms, such as stomach discomfort, chest pain and burning pain like being on fire, and he could not fall asleep when lying down because of the rising of stomach acid.

Kwan Chi-pong, a member of the Hong Kong Gastrointestinal Motility Society, pointed out that people with acid reflux may also suffer from coronary heart disease, especially those like Mr. Cai who have three high-risk factors for heart disease - being male, smoking and having high cholesterol. Doctors are also worried about whether they will suffer from two diseases at the same time.

Confirmed to have only acid reflux

Mr. Cai was still very worried while waiting for various examinations at a public hospital, so he finally went to see a private cardiologist. The doctor said there was no reason for a person with coronary heart disease to have heartburn in the chest. He took the "底丸" twice to control angina pectoris, but the chest pain persisted.

Mr. Cai heard that the pain of coronary heart disease is like having three books pressing on the chest, so he also took three books to try, but the feeling was completely different from what he felt.

Finally, he underwent three different heart examinations within six months, and the doctors could not find any evidence that he had heart disease. After a gastroscopy, they confirmed that Mr. Cai was suffering from acid reflux and esophagitis.

Chest pain has different causes

Cardiologist Gao Deqian pointed out that many patients with chest pain usually suspect that they are having a heart attack. In fact, most patients who visit cardiologists have chest pain due to other illnesses.