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Do you know the difference between heartburn and heart attack symptoms? Severe heartburn can mimic a heart attack. Here are a few signs of heartburn that may be mistaken for a heart attack.
- Responds almost immediately to antacids
- Sharp pain below the ribs or breastbone
- Burning sensation below the ribs or breastbone
- Pain rarely radiates to the back, neck, shoulders
- Pain shows up when feeling stressed or anxious, or after eating, exercising or lying down after a big meal.
What else can I help you with?
Is it heartburn or heart attack?
Heartburn is an uncomfortable but common feeling of burning or warmth in the chest. Although the pain of heartburn is felt in the chest, heartburn has nothing to do with your heart. Instead, heartburn is caused by regurgitated stomach acid A heart attack occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart muscle itself - the myocardium - is severely reduced or stopped. The reduction or stoppage happens when one or more of the coronary arteries supplying blood to the heart muscle is blocked by atherosclerosis.Note: It is not necessarily atherosclerosis. AMI can be caused by an embolism or a host of other things.
Heartburn has nothing to do with the heart but actually involves?
Heartburn involves the stomach and usually the esophagus. When acid refluxes into the lower esophagus it creates a nasty burning sensation since the esophagus does not have the same protective coating as the inside of a healthy stomach. The pain can be reminiscent of the pain of a heart attack - leading some people to mistake a heart attack for bad heartburn and others to mistake bad heartburn for a heart attack.
Why are spicy foods discouraged for those people with a heart attack?
No. If anything, spicy foods are shown in studies to REDUCE the risk of heart attack and stroke. If anything, some people get indigestion from spicy foods...which can FEEL like a heart attack.
Does heartburn hurt in your back?
when i get heartburn in tends to hurt my left side of my back i always mistake it for a heart attack but it only happens if i lay down or bend over so i know its only heartburn
What are words with heart in them?
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Why do people get heartburn?
Heartburn can be a heart attack and so could back pain. Especially in females, heart attacks manifest themselves as lower back pain, with the additional symptom of heartburn I would certainly suspect cardiac involvement. Heart attacks can be small and non-debilitating in some individuals. A doctor can tell you for sure.
Anxiety attacks are often mistaken for what?
Many people who think they're having a heart attack are actually having an anxiety attack or heartburn.
Who mao zedong?
Heartburn and heart attacks have similar symptoms. Both conditions will present chest discomfort and a burning sensation, but a heart attack will can also present shortness of breath and lightheadedness.
Why do you get a soar chest?
There can be many causes for a sore chest. It could be a sign that there is a serious heart related problem that should be looked into such as a heart attack. Another cause could be a digestive issue such as heartburn.
Why is it called heartburn?
It's called heartburn because the burning sensation is in the general area of the heart. It feels like your heart is burning!
What organ does a person experience heartburn?
Heartburn is a misnomer because it has nothing to do with the heart. It is a burning sensation that is felt in the region of the heart but actually occurs in the esophagus.
Is acid reflux the same as heartburn?
Heartburn is a symptoms of acid reflux that shows up as tightness, pain or discomfort in the chest area. Acid reflux occurs when acid in stomach regurgitates up into the esophagus. Heartburn follows by the acid reflux. Heartburn can not happen without acid reflux.
