What is the difference between chest pain & heart pain.

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Chest pain is mostly because of involvement of lungs or heart or it can be simple gas. Chest pain symptoms and what they mean more likely to be a heart attack sensation of pain, or of pressure, tightness, squeezing, or burning gradual onset of pain over the course of a few minutes pain in diffuse area, including a constant pain in middle of chest pain that extends to the left arm, neck, jaw, or back (see figure below) pain or pressure accompanied by other signs, such as difficulty breathing, a cold sweat, or sudden nausea pain or pressure that appears during or after physical exertion or emotional stress (heart attack) or while you are at rest (unstable angina) less likely to be a heart attack sharp or knifelike pain brought on by breathing or coughing sudden stabbing pain that lasts only a few seconds pain clearly on one side of the body or the other pain that is localized to one small spot pain that lasts for many hours or days without any other symptoms pain reproduced by pressing on the chest or with body motion still I will advice if you experience chest pain you should consult physician immediately. As a layman it?s difficult to distinguish heart pain from other pains.

Karuna Chawla · Accepted Answer

Chest pain is mostly because of involvement of lungs or heart or it can be simple gas. Chest pain symptoms and what they mean more likely to be a heart attack sensation of pain, or of pressure, tightness, squeezing, or burning gradual onset of pain over the course of a few minutes pain in diffuse area, including a constant pain in middle of chest pain that extends to the left arm, neck, jaw, or back (see figure below) pain or pressure accompanied by other signs, such as difficulty breathing, a cold sweat, or sudden nausea pain or pressure that appears during or after physical exertion or emotional stress (heart attack) or while you are at rest (unstable angina) less likely to be a heart attack sharp or knifelike pain brought on by breathing or coughing sudden stabbing pain that lasts only a few seconds pain clearly on one side of the body or the other pain that is localized to one small spot pain that lasts for many hours or days without any other symptoms pain reproduced by pressing on the chest or with body motion still I will advice if you experience chest pain you should consult physician immediately. As a layman it?s difficult to distinguish heart pain from other pains.