Im 16 years old i have recently gotten pain in the heart? Im 16 years old i have recently gotten pain in the heart or so that area. ive had that same pain before the pain lasted 10-20 seconds then it was gone. but recently i got the same pain feels like a stab it also hurted the most when i inhaled air. i am concernd becasue this pain occured today at school and lasted for 20 min. could any1 sell tell me wats wrong?