Sometimes a person feels an unpleasant sensation in the heart. And stressful situations or heard bad news can provoke it. As a rule, such a symptom does not always indicate the presence of a serious defect, but in any case, a specialist should be visited, since there is a possibility of a serious illness.
When is it worth urgently starting to sound the alarm?
The most accurate description of what he feels can be given only by the person himself. Therefore, in order for the therapy to be effective, when visiting a specialist, it is necessary to describe everything exactly, without missing any trifles, but at the same time you should not embellish your condition. It is important to understand that a detailed description is the key to a correctly diagnosed diagnosis.
When a person visits a specialist, the doctor will ask the following questions during the medical history:
- If a person is disturbed by an unpleasant sensation in the region of the heart, then when it has come, during eating or after eating. During exercise or at rest.
- What pain sensations are like - they are stitching, cutting or aching.
- Over what period of time the pain persists or, conversely, at what moments it completely disappears.
All this is very important information, because thanks to the data obtained, the specialist will be able to preliminarily determine what is bothering the person. There are often unpleasant sensations in the heart area with VVD (vegetative-vascular dystonia).
What is the effect?
For example, stressful situations or nervous breakdowns directly affect the state of the main motor of our body. So, these unpleasant factors can speed up the pulse and raise blood pressure, which in tandem with other possible ailments provokes painful sensations in the heart. Therefore, in order to avoid the manifestation of such an unpleasant symptom, the perpetrators provoking unpleasant sensations in the heart region in the evenings should be completely eliminated.
Another provocateur that can cause pain is physical activity. Pain in the heart can disturb even a perfectly healthy person if he lifts an unnecessarily heavy burden. In this case, pain will occur along with a tingling sensation in the area of the heart.
It is worth noting that often such pain can give in the following areas:
But at the same time, a feeling of heaviness in the region of the heart can also indicate the presence of toxic substances in the body or occur with a common cold.
Often, discomfort in the chest can occur if the heart muscle does not receive the nutrition it needs for normal functioning. Even problems with the gastrointestinal tract can provoke pain. Especially in cases where a person eats fatty and spicy foods, and also drinks alcohol excessively.
Unpleasant sensation in the heart - causes
The reasons why a heart can hurt are varied. Often the pain that appears in the area of our main motor does not mean that the problems are in it. Therefore, doctors divided all such unpleasant sensations into categories, and here's what happened:
- gastrointestinal ailments;
- large load on the heart muscle;
- defects in the respiratory system;
- defects of large veins and arteries;
- received injuries of nerve trunks;
As a rule, it is these ailments that provoke pain that occurs in the region of the heart. But in this case, the question remains of how to timely distinguish the pain caused precisely by the heart, and not by another system of our body.
Angina pectoris
An unpleasant sensation in the heart region or a pain of a constricting nature is the first sign of hypoxia of the heart muscle. With angina pectoris, compressive pain will also be reflected behind the sternum and be given to the left shoulder blade and arm.
Basically, this type of pain is characteristic of people suffering from heart rhythm disturbances. In addition to these painful sensations, often a man develops a manic fear of death and an uneven pulse.
If a person has a stenocardial attack, then the pain will also have a compressive character, while you need to monitor the duration of the pain. The fact is that a prolonged attack gives a signal about the beginning of the development of thrombosis or sharp stenosis of the coronary vessels. It is worth noting that in this case, taking nitroglycerin will not give a result, with such pain, cardiological emergency care should be called immediately.
Myocardial infarction
With a sharp pain that appeared suddenly, you should also urgently call an ambulance, as this is the first sign of myocardial infarction. In addition to sharp pain, a person has trembling hands, severe sweating and lack of oxygen.
In addition, with myocardial infarction, pain can be shifted to the abdomen and resemble intestinal colic. In this case, a person may develop severe nausea and vomiting. And in some situations, memory loss with uncontrolled urination.
Gastrointestinal diseases
If the culprit is a defect in the esophagus and stomach, then the pain will also be deployed in the region of the heart muscle. And to express such a symptom will be sharp pain, flies in the eyes and dizziness. Basically, these sensations can occur after eating and in the evenings.
It is also worth noting that a person may open up bleeding and lose consciousness. Therefore, do not wait at home when it becomes easier, you should immediately seek help.
Thromboembolism
With pulmonary embolism, the pain will intensify and be of a pressing nature, while the blood pressure in a person drops and even fainting can occur. The main sign of the development of this particular defect is panic attacks and a feeling of intense fear of death.
With a fracture of the ribs, a person can also experience sharp pain in the region of the heart, gradually developing into a gnawing or aching. Such a symptom can either increase or become less pronounced, but at the same time, pain in the heart will disturb even with inhalation.
If a person regularly lifts heavy weights, then subsequently he may be disturbed by a pressing or dull pain in the region of the heart. In itself, such pain will not be prolonged, but most often it only bothers during weight lifting.
Neurocircular dystonia
If a person is bothered by stitching and irregular pain in the region of the heart, but no circulatory disorders have been noticed, then this symptom is not considered dangerous. Basically, this symptom manifests itself when a person has neurocircular dystonia. This defect is characterized by an insufficient rate of vasoconstriction and vasodilation. In this case, you will need to visit a doctor and undergo the necessary examination to prescribe adequate treatment.
It is worth noting that sometimes an unpleasant sensation in the heart, weakness can occur with tachycardia.
Why else may arise?
But in the vast majority of such a symptom occurs against the background of the following processes:
- with stretching of muscle tissue;
- with intercostal neuralgia;
In such cases, heartache can be felt during coughing or inhaling.
With severe pain in the region of the heart, it is often possible to determine a heart attack. In this case, a person will be disturbed by a very strong, even unbearable pain, and panic and fear of death may also begin.
If aching pains began to bother , then this may indicate a constant stressful condition of the patient. Often the main symptom is a "pain infringement of the heart." Such a symptom has received the classification of "cardioneurosis." It provokes discomfort in the heart. Lack of air is also a fairly common symptom. And to cope with such a problem, sometimes a person just needs to visit a good psychotherapist. As a rule, it is this specialist who manages to completely rid the person of this trouble.
What should be the patient's actions with such symptoms?
When a person has discomfort in the area of the heart, it will be most appropriate to visit a therapist or cardiologist. At the doctor’s appointment, you should tell in detail about all the unpleasant sensations that began to bother the person. Then the doctor will prescribe an additional examination in the form of such manipulations as:
- ECG with mandatory decoding;
It is worth noting that the doctor may prescribe additional studies that he considers necessary.
Such an examination will help to exclude the development of real myocardial diseases or give guarantees that the current condition of the patient is not associated with the risk of this pathology. Perhaps the pain is the result of stressful situations that pile on a person every day, so the specialist will recommend a good psychotherapist who will help to cope with the moral burden that causes such a symptom. There are unpleasant sensations in the heart region from experiences.
It is worth noting that, as described above, pain can be triggered by the development of defects in another system of the human body, therefore, a specialist will reveal them by examination, which will allow timely treatment. Sometimes discomfort develops in the heart after eating. This may indicate stomach disease.
Conclusion
Pain in the heart is an unpleasant symptom, which can also be dangerous. It is for this reason that you should not delay a visit to the doctor. It is important to understand that the heart is our main engine and our overall well-being depends on how healthy it is. Therefore, if you have unpleasant symptoms, be sure to see a doctor, it will never be superfluous to play it safe.