On the left side of the body, these organs include the: Costochondritis is inflammation of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the breastbone. A person may feel pain in the chest that worsens ...

This may present as shortness of breath or chest pain in women, and it often mimics a heart attack, he adds. The difference? There is no disruption of blood flow to the heart muscle, and a ...

This is common among young, healthy people. It causes a sudden stabbing pain in the left side of your chest that disappears in seconds, or sometimes even minutes. Dr Sooj said: “Precordial catch ...

This is common among young, healthy people. It causes a sudden stabbing pain in the left side of your chest that disappears in seconds, or sometimes even minutes. Dr Sooj said: “Precordial catch ...

Some individuals may experience mild or atypical symptoms, especially women, older adults, and individuals with diabetes. Heart attack-related chest pain is usually located in the center or left ...

Chest pain (i.e. angina pectoris) is the predominant initial and subsequent presentation of CHD in women. Evaluation of chest pain and risk stratification to determine the need for further ...

All of this can lead to pain in the back of the shoulder and shoulder blades, as well as tightness and sensitivity in the chest ... slide it all the way to the left, and grab your right elbow ...

5 Women with ischemia are more likely than men to report variable pain thresholds, inframammary pain, palpitations, or sharp, stabbing pain; dyspnea without chest pain may also be an anginal ...

If left untreated, the heart muscles will become irreversibly damaged and can lead ... to 50% more likely than men to receive the wrong initial diagnosis and are less likely to get a pre-hospital ECG.

Twenty percent of women will not have the same ... there's an elephant on my chest or chest pain radiating into the neck and down the left arm, which is thought to be the classic picture, and ...