rc1975
03-21-2004, 03:48 PM
i was on the treadmill this morning for about 25 minutes then about an hour later took a shower and i got this sharp pain in the middle of my chest for about 3 seconds which kind of made me light headed. i have been getting pain in my arm the last few weeks so im scared. could the pain be something other than symptoms of a heart attack or heart disease. im nervous now but most is nervousness. please advise
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CobaltBlue
03-22-2004, 09:20 AM
RC,
Angina would most likely be experienced during your exercise on the treadmill, rather than after. Also, it is normally described by just about everyone as a dull pain that sets in and persists until their exertion level is decreased. The duration of "pain" should always be more than 3 seconds. The mechanism of blood flow deprivation to the heart muscle won't produce a sharp, short pain.
I would say in this case, it was probably a muscular pain, and I get many of those, curiously on the left side :)
Angina would most likely be experienced during your exercise on the treadmill, rather than after. Also, it is normally described by just about everyone as a dull pain that sets in and persists until their exertion level is decreased. The duration of "pain" should always be more than 3 seconds. The mechanism of blood flow deprivation to the heart muscle won't produce a sharp, short pain.
I would say in this case, it was probably a muscular pain, and I get many of those, curiously on the left side :)