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Chest pain is a signal that your heart is not receiving sufficient oxygen.
heart is supplied with oxygen through blood. blood is distributed to the entire heart muscle by 4 arteries (pipes :) ), called coronary arteries.
if one of this artery gets narrowed or thicked, than the heart muscle (myocardium) is starved from oxygen and suffers a loss of function.
Untreated, the process may lead to heart attack.
The main cause which may lead to such unwanted events, accompanied by chest pain are:
* smoking
* CHD (Coronary Heart Disease)
* Atherosclerosis
* Blood Pressure
* Stress
If you want more answes, I use to write more on chest pain and heart attacks on my site at www.allheartattack.com
If the chest pains are persistent, I suggest you to contact your doctor immediately and ask for a heart investigation. It may start with a ECG (ElectroCardioGram) and USG (echo) - both unpainfull. So, don't delay because this might be serious.
hope this helped you,
stay healthy!
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Weird Chest Pains, What Could This Be ?
Chest pain is a signal that your heart is not receiving sufficient oxygen. heart is supplied with oxygen through blood. blood is distributed to the entire heart muscle by 4 arteries (pipes :) ), called coronary arteries. if one of this artery gets narrowed or thicked, than the heart muscle (myocardium) is starved from oxygen and suffers a loss of function. Untreated, the process may lead to heart attack. The main cause which may lead to such unwanted events, accompanied by chest pain are: * smoking * CHD (Coronary Heart Disease) * Atherosclerosis * Blood Pressure * Stress If you want more answes, I use to write more on chest pain and heart attacks on my site at www.allheartattack.com If the chest pains are persistent, I suggest you to contact your doctor immediately and ask for a heart investigation. It may start with a ECG (ElectroCardioGram) and USG (echo) - both unpainfull. So, don t delay because this might be serious. hope this helped you, stay healthy!