Sudden pain in the left chest is usually an early sign of heart disease. But at this time, I often go to the hospital for examination, and I can't find any problems. All the data are normal. Until one day, the pain was unbearable and I went to the hospital for examination: heart disease! You're kidding! In the past, such pain was not a heart attack. Why is it a heart disease now? So, don't trust the instrument, don't trust the test results, and trust your body feelings. Once you have left chest pain, you should prevent heart disease as soon as possible.

Sudden left chest pain, people first think that there is something wrong with the heart. In fact, there are many diseases that can cause chest pain. You must go to the hospital for diagnosis and then choose the appropriate treatment.

How is the sudden pain in the left chest? What disease caused it?

Coronary heart disease angina pectoris with left chest pain.

It is the most common cause of chest pain, which often occurs after fatigue, full meal and emotional excitement. Generally, it is manifested as squeezing pain, dull pain and dull pain in the left chest. Often spread to the back, the inside of the left arm, teeth and other places, the duration varies, generally not more than 30 minutes. If it can be relieved by rest after the attack, it can basically be diagnosed. If the pain worsens for more than half an hour, sweating heavily with nausea and vomiting, you should be alert to the possibility of acute myocardial infarction. Be sure to see a doctor in time without delay.

First, what is the frequent pain in the left chest?

1, pleurisy with left chest pain.

If chest pain is aggravated when you take a deep breath or cough, it means that there is inflammation in the pleura, which is more common in patients with tuberculosis or lung tumors. Patients with pleural pain will put their hands on one chest wall to avoid deep breathing or suppress coughing. After a period of time, chest pain may transfer from one location to another. In addition, if the lung tumor spreads to the chest wall or ribs, it will cause persistent and intractable chest pain, which can be diagnosed by chest radiograph or chest CT.

2. Pneumothorax with left chest pain.

Some young people suddenly have chest pain when lifting heavy objects. X-ray examination revealed a "pneumothorax". This kind of spontaneous pneumothorax is more common in young people. Typical manifestations are sudden chest pain, accompanied by chest tightness, breath holding, cough, and sometimes shortness of breath, suffocation, irritability, cyanosis, sweating and shock.

The nature and characteristics of chest pain:

3, the characteristics of chest pain

Chest pain caused by chest wall diseases is clearly located, and there may be redness, tenderness, rash and deformity locally.

4. The nature of chest pain

Chest pain caused by intercostal neuritis is paroxysmal and needle-like pain. Esophagitis can cause burning pain. Tearing pain is common in dissecting aneurysms.

5, the site of chest pain

Retrosternal pain is common in angina pectoris. Left chest pain can also be heartache, myocardial infarction and left pneumonia. The chest pain radiated to the left shoulder is mostly angina pectoris.

Second, common diseases that cause chest pain

1, pleural diseases

Such as pleurisy, pneumothorax, lung infection, lung infarction, lung tumor, esophageal disease, mediastinal tumor, angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. Chest pain caused by these diseases is related to breathing and coughing. Chest pain is aggravated when you take a deep breath and cough, often accompanied by dyspnea. Chest pain is located on one side of the lesion.

2. cardiovascular diseases

Angina pectoris and myocardial infarction are the representatives, followed by pericarditis. This kind of chest pain is manifested as precordial and retrosternal compression, stuffy pain and even tearing pain. It often radiates to the left shoulder, neck and the inside of the left arm, and severe cases are accompanied by shock symptoms.

3. Chest wall diseases

Include chest wall contusion, rib fracture, costal chondritis, intercostal neuritis, dermatitis, myositis, myenteric neuralgia, herpes zoster and esophagitis. , can cause chest pain. Herpes zoster has severe chest pain and walks along the intercostal space. After 1-2 days, dense blisters appear on the skin.

4, organ lesions

Such as subphrenic abscess, acute cholecystitis and acute pancreatitis.

5, chest trauma

Common in rib fracture, with a history of chest trauma, chest pain aggravated when breathing or coughing.

6. Spinal diseases

The spinal nerve and autonomic nerve emanating from the cervicothoracic spinal cord can branch to the cell wall, cell membrane, diaphragm, heart and other parts. When cervical vertebra and thoracic vertebra are slightly dislocated, stretched and inflamed due to trauma, strain and cold, it can stimulate related spinal nerves or autonomic nerves and cause chest pain. The symptoms of this kind of chest pain are often aggravated with the aggravation of spinal diseases and alleviated with the alleviation of spinal diseases.

The causes of chest pain are complex and diverse, so it should be carefully differentiated in clinic to avoid misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis.

Third, emergency measures for severe chest pain:

1, suspected angina pectoris attack, immediately take oxygen, rest, and take nitroglycerin under the tongue.

2, chest pain caused by pleurisy or chest wall lesions, you can use a wider abdominal belt to fix the chest wall at the pain, reducing the movement of the chest when breathing.

Go to the hospital for ECG and X-ray examination immediately. Treat according to the cause.

4. Take painkillers properly.

5. Take coenzyme Q 10 for long-term adjuvant therapy. For details, please inquire.