Pain in the chest, okay?

Pain in the chest, okay.......?

Chest pain with different types

Speaking of chest pain, does not everyone think of angina and myocardial infarction? However, even if the pain in the chest is the same, the cause depends on how the pain occurs. Does it happen when you move your body, does it hurt if you go to bed or at rest? Or is it just enough to get rid of it or does it go away soon? These pains give you an idea of ​​your illness. When consulting a doctor with chest pain, make a note of the following to help make a correct diagnosis.

1. In what state did it happen
2. What kind of pain was it
3. In which part of the body pain occurred
4. The duration of the pain is

If it happens due to cold or exercise

Suddenly I move my body and my chest hurts when I go out to a cold place. In this case, “exercise angina” is suspected. The stroke is caused by a muscle in the heart that is causing pain when the coronary artery in the heart narrows and the blood flow is not sufficient before it becomes ischemic. is. The cause is mostly atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries. If you move your body suddenly, you can not get enough oxygen from the heart muscle, and you get a chest pain sign. In addition, when it comes out to a cold place, the blood vessels are temporarily contracted, and the coronary artery in the narrowed part is narrowed more and it becomes ischemia. Pain often goes away in a few minutes.

If it happens when sleeping or at rest

I wake up with pain that makes my chest tight during bedtime. Or it hurts when you're quiet. When this happens, "resting angina" is suspected. In this case, most of them are sleeping at night, especially near dawn, and so on. The cause is that the blood flow in the heart is reduced by the spasm of the coronary artery, and it is said that the autonomic nerve is related, but I have not known anything yet. This resting angina is difficult to discern. People who have had such attacks many times should visit a specialist early.

Pain difference between angina and myocardial infarction

Angina pectoris is generally not an illness that is otherwise life-threatening. However, when the disease progresses to a myocardial infarction, there is a risk of sudden death. There is often a difference in pain between angina and myocardial infarction.

● Angina

Angina pectoris can be painful and can last from a few minutes to as long as 10 minutes. Pain is characterized by a wide range of pain, so that the whole chest is tightened, so that the inside of the rib is compressed, pain from the left shoulder to the arm, the entire back, pain from the middle of the chest to the throat The pain is so widespread. Sometimes you can complain of heartburn and be mistaken for other illnesses.

● Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction is characterized by severe pain, and most people complain of intense pain, such as "the chest was crushed" or "the chest was stabbed." Sometimes there are cases of unconsciousness due to severe pain. The duration is also long, often lasting more than 30 minutes.

Let's keep in mind prevention of myocardial infarction

If you have chest pain, the most important thing is to prevent myocardial infarction. The first of prevention is to prevent arteriosclerosis. It is important to review everyday life, such as not taking too much animal fat, keeping in mind moderate exercise, protecting smoking cessation, and not taking stress. In addition, it is necessary to consider also the rapid exercise of the cold season. For winter golf, we recommend a round of reasonable effort after sufficient preparation activities.