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Are there any symptoms that indicate that it's probably not a heart attack? I recently had "stabby" pains in my chest area and as I didn't know what it was went
by jbb555 12y ago
Are there any symptoms that indicate that it's probably not a heart attack? I recently had "stabby" pains in my chest area and as I didn't know what it was went to urgently get checked out and it was basically muscle pain (chest wall pain they said, I think?) and said that intermittent very brief "stabby" pain in your chest wasn't the most usual symptom (But that getting it checked out was still a very good idea).
Is that correct?
- robbiep 12y agoOne of the most common presentations for heart attack that turns out to not be heart attack is reflux. If it happens after a meal, and especially if it is relieved by antacid, it is unlikely to be a heart attack. But then again, it could very well be. Which is why you will never find a doctor who will say 'it's ok' from the history alone. They need a workup anyway... If there are no ECG or biochemical markers of heart attack and it responds to antacid in the emergency department then we can prescribe its use ongoing. The other one that every medical student gets that convinced them that they are having a heart attack is muscular or rib pain, like which you describe. People present to hospital with it all the time but we usually quickly exclude it as a heart attack. If you're concerned, always present.