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Pain radiates most often to the left arm, but may also radiate to the lower jaw, neck, right arm, back, and upper abdomen. [28] [29] The pain most suggestive of an acute MI, with the highest likelihood ratio, is pain radiating to the right arm and shoulder. [30] [29] Similarly, chest pain similar to a previous heart attack is also suggestive. [31]
“Consequently, it is difficult to localize pain in the chest, so a problem on the left side of the chest can present itself as pain on the right side, shoulder pain, or even neck and jaw pain.”
The pain may radiate to other parts of the body, most commonly the left arm or neck. [7] In some individuals, the pain may be less severe and present as pressure or numbness. [7] Less commonly, the pain may radiate to both arms, the jaw, or to the back. [20]
Heart issues “One thing that’s really important is you think shortness of breath, you think the lungs. ... if you’re having unexplained left-sided jaw pain, better to be safe than sorry ...
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a syndrome due to decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries such that part of the heart muscle is unable to function properly or dies. [1] The most common symptom is centrally located pressure-like chest pain, often radiating to the left shoulder [2] or angle of the jaw, and associated with nausea and sweating.
The left side of your body houses your heart, ribs, stomach, and more, and pain under left breast can be caused by issues related to any of these organs.
Or from the sympathetic response from the body to help the heart work harder and preserve blood pressure—so think sweating and clammy skin. Many people also have referred pain where the nerves in the heart are irritated, but that pain can be felt in the jaw, shoulder, arm, or back instead.
Referred pain, also called reflective pain, [1] is pain perceived at a location other than the site of the painful stimulus.An example is the case of angina pectoris brought on by a myocardial infarction (heart attack), where pain is often felt in the left side of neck, left shoulder, and back rather than in the thorax (chest), the site of the injury.