Re: Chest pain

Posted By CCF CARDIO MD - DLB on October 08, 1998 at 08:11:31:

In Reply to: Chest pain posted by Paula on October 08, 1998 at 00:36:56:






If the heart muscle does not have pain nerves,why does a patient having a
heart attack have chest pain and/or pain radiating up the left arm?
Thank you.

Dear Paula
The heart muscle does indeed have nerves that sense pain. Bundles of nerves travel together in the body; sometimes, this confuses the brain and it thinks pain from heart muscles is coming from the arm (or neck or jaw).
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