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is it possible to have suffered a heart attack after being scared? I walked into a dark room during the night and a family member screamed as I turned on the light, scared me so badly I've had a feeling on constriction thruout my chest and arm ever since. Should I be concerned? I am a female, 48 yrs old, no other heart problems
a feeling of heaviness and constriction through out chest can be a stable angina (not heart attack) or it can be because of panic attack also a thorough history is needed like do yopu have family h/o of cardiac ailments how long did the chest heaviness lasted did you ever felt any pain or heaviness in chest on walking which got relieved on resting
i would suggest you to go for a ecg test which is a basic test most likely the episode was because of panic but yet we have to rule out cardiac disease if you are a smoker it has to be ruled out at the earliest thanks
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Is It Possible To Have Heart Attack When Scared?
hi a feeling of heaviness and constriction through out chest can be a stable angina (not heart attack) or it can be because of panic attack also a thorough history is needed like do yopu have family h/o of cardiac ailments how long did the chest heaviness lasted did you ever felt any pain or heaviness in chest on walking which got relieved on resting i would suggest you to go for a ecg test which is a basic test most likely the episode was because of panic but yet we have to rule out cardiac disease if you are a smoker it has to be ruled out at the earliest thanks