Question: Good morning. I have this strange thing that happens to me every few months and want to see if you might have a theory. I have a pacemaker but as far as my doctor is concerned am in good health other than that. have low blood pressure, normal cholesterol levels, resting heart rate of about 60, good health. am 58 years old and have no heart issues in my family. exercise regularly my entire life, probably could shed a few pounds but feel really good and healthy all the time. so, here is what happens. Always in a resting state. happened yesterday. was sitting in a meeting chatting with someone when major pain comes through my chest area. I am thinking to myself that i am definitely having a heart attack this time. am really uncomfortable but keep chatting. pain lasts as always about 10-15 minutes and goes away. this has happened about 5 times over the last 3 years. Once i went and got blood tests right after to see if i was having a heart attack and i was not. Any theories about what this could be. sure feels like a heart attack but seems odd that it is so far between and only every few months. I did have an echo cardiogram and it was normal and good blood flow. thoughts??

I forgot to tell you that i have done a stress test a couple of times and all is good. i actually did better than most women my age. i also forgot to tell you that i have had (seems to have gone away and i get it every once and awhile) heart fluttering or beat skipping or irregular heart beat. it is not debilitating but mostly annoying. your thoughts. could the issues be linked? any other theories around what could be causing the chest pain?