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Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)- it is a condition wherein plaque deposits begin to build up in the coronary arteries.

Angiogram- Imaging study that helps to study the blood flow inside arteries. Mitral valve prolapse- It is a disease of the mitral valve of the heart.

Pancreatitis – Inflammation of the pancreas.

Hiatus hernia – Protrusion of the upper stomach into thorax.

Syphilis – A sexually transmitted disease.

Shingles - A viral disease caused by herpes zoster.

Cardiac catheterization – insertion of catheter into the heart vessel for diagnostic purposes.

Angioplasty - A procedure where a tiny balloon is inserted in the artery of arm or leg to push open blocked arteries of the heart.

By pass surgery - Surgical procedure wherein pieces of arteries from either the arm or the leg are attached to the arteries of the heart to overcome a block and enhance blood flow.

Syndrome X - Common in women where features of chest pain typical of angina with positive stress test on exercise but negative on Coronary angiogram.

Tietze’s syndrome – Swelling on costal cartilage in young people that presents with chest pain that goes away on holding the breath at deep expiration.

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Posted by:  syras  Posted on: 10/19/2010
The typical symptoms of Chest pain are:
Chest “tightness,” “squeezing,” or “heaviness.” People describe this feeling as a weight or as a band being tightened around their chest. The pain is usually located on the left side of the chest above the bottom of the ribcage, but it’s often hard to define its exact location.
Shortness of breath. Sweating, nausea, and an anxious feeling
A pain in the left arm, neck and jaw.



Posted by:  syras  Posted on: 10/11/2010
The typical symptoms of chest pain in women are:
Chest “tightness,” “squeezing,” or “heaviness.”  People describe this feeling as a weight or as a band being tightened around their chest. The pain is usually located on the left side of the chest above the bottom of the ribcage, but it’s often hard to define its exact location.
Shortness of breath.Sweating, nausea, and an anxious feeling
A pain in the left arm, neck and jaw.




Posted by:  davidcox7  Posted on: 10/19/2009
Patients with diabetes type 1 often do not have any pain when experiencing heart attack. Their symptons are nausea, extreme fatigue and giddiness, but NO PAIN.
Any category 1 diabetic who experiences such symptons should view them as a real emergency and call a medic asap even if you think that the symptons are similar to food poisoning or a touch of influenza. Do not ignore them. YOU COULD BE HAVING A HEART ATTACK.



Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 05/23/2008
Past 1 yr, had false alarms with chest discomfort, shortness of breath, tightness, squeeeze, split seconds of blacking out. 3 full heart scans, stress ECG, Blood tests - all good results. Am really fed up with this symptom, having it at the moment, what is my problem, docs say it could be gastro problem, how can this last for 48 hours, whereby i can feel my chest area like a playground???




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