Chest pain due to stress may indicate a heart attack, cardiologist warns

Brief retelling from RIA II

Chest pain after severe excitement can be not only due to nerves, but also due to takotsubo syndrome, stress cardiomyopathy or a heart attack, said cardiologist at the SM-Clinic in Ryazan, Yulia Stakhovskaya.

Dangerous signs are pressing, squeezing or burning pain behind the sternum, which radiates to the left or both arms, back, shoulder, neck or lower jaw, as well as cold sweat, nausea, severe weakness, shortness of breath, dizziness and loss of consciousness.

If such symptoms appear, you should immediately call an ambulance.

MOSCOW, October 9 - RIA Novosti. Chest pain after strong excitement cannot be explained only by nerves: it may hide Takotsubo syndrome, stress cardiomyopathy or a heart attack, said Yulia Stakhovskaya, a cardiologist at the SM-Clinic in Ryazan.

“It is dangerous to explain any pain only by nerves. A heart attack can also occur after an emotional shock or a hard day. Moreover, in rare cases, severe stress can cause takotsubo syndrome, or stress cardiomyopathy. In this case, the heart muscle temporarily weakens, and the symptoms are practically no different from a heart attack: sudden pain in the chest and shortness of breath appear,” Stakhovskaya told Gazeta.Ru.

According to her, you should be alert to pressing, squeezing or burning pain behind the sternum, especially if it occurs during physical activity or excitement and radiates to the left or both arms, back, shoulder, neck or lower jaw. The doctor also considers cold sweat, nausea, severe weakness, shortness of breath, dizziness and loss of consciousness to be dangerous signs.