{"id":4543,"date":"2018-03-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2024-04-16T14:11:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T14:11:58","slug":"why-does-arm-pain-occur-during-a-heart-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/heart-health\/why-does-arm-pain-occur-during-a-heart-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Does Arm Pain Occur During A Heart Attack?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"toc\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #c01c7b;\">Table of Content<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/heart-health\/why-does-arm-pain-occur-during-a-heart-attack\/#q1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>What is a Heart Attack?<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/heart-health\/why-does-arm-pain-occur-during-a-heart-attack\/#q2\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Why Arm Pain?<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/heart-health\/why-does-arm-pain-occur-during-a-heart-attack\/#q3\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>What You Should Do If Arm Pain Occurs<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"caps\">Aches and pain in various parts of the body become more common and frequent as a person grows older. So, \u00a0is the likelihood of having a heart attack. \u00a0These may appear to be unrelated issues \u2013 one a minor problem and the other very serious.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is one place where the pain the possibility of a heart attack converge \u2013 pain in the arm and particularly in the left arm. Any pain in this limb could be the sign of a coronary event.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"q1\"><strong>What is a Heart Attack?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A heart attack is defined as damage to a part of the heart muscle to the extent that its functioning is compromised. The most common cause of a heart attack it is the build up of cholesterol and fatty deposit in the walls of the coronary arteries. This restricts the flow of blood and oxygen to the heart and affects its functioning. A piece of the deposit could break away front the artery wall and block the flow of blood which could also result in a <a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/heart-health\/is-it-heartburn-or-a-heart-attack\/\">heart attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"also-read\">Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/heart-health\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-heart-attack-and-a-sudden-cardiac-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">What is the difference between a heart attack and a sudden cardiac arrest?<\/a><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"q2\"><strong>Why Arm Pain?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The association between a heart attack and arm pain may appear to be strange since the arm has not been injured. The reason for the pain in the arm is that the nerves that carry signals from the heart to the brain and those that do the same thing for the arm both send their signals to the same brain cells. Because of this, the brain may get confused about the source of the signal and this can often result in the pain from a heart attack being felt as pain in the arm with no sensation of pain in the chest. This is what is known as referred pain.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"q3\"><strong>What You Should Do If Arm Pain Occurs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Remember that not all arm pain is related to the heart \u2013 the cause could be localized in the arm itself with no connection to any other part of the body. However, in the following circumstances medical help should immediately be summoned:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If the arm pain worsens over a few minutes, even though the arm is being rested.<\/li>\n<li>If there is any discomfort in the chest such as feelings of pressure, tightness, burning, fullness or a pain the gradually increases in intensity.<\/li>\n<li>Intermittent discomfort \u2013 the pain in the chest comes and goes.<\/li>\n<li>Shortness of breath or other difficulty in breathing.<\/li>\n<li>Signs or symptoms usually associated with indigestion.<\/li>\n<li>Sudden onset of cold sweats<\/li>\n<li>A feeling of flushing \u2013 blood rushing abnormally to one part of the body<\/li>\n<li>Lightheadedness<\/li>\n<li>Vomiting or nausea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No one wants to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/psychiatry\/who-is-a-hypochondriac-is-it-a-mental-illness\/\">hypochondriac<\/a> and after a certain age, a few aches and pains, especially in the limbs, are normal. It is difficult to know if pain in the arm is caused by stress or injury to the limb or if it is associated with a heart problem. What must be remembered is that arm pain could be the first sign of a heart attack and reacting to this and getting medical help immediately could mean the difference between life and death.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TOs3lEK7i8I\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kauvery Hospital is globally known for its multidisciplinary services at all its Centers of Excellence, and for its comprehensive, Avant-Grade technology, especially in diagnostics and remedial care in heart diseases, transplantation, vascular and neurosciences medicine. Located in the heart of Trichy (Tennur, Royal Road and Alexandria Road (Cantonment), Chennai, Hosur, Salem, Tirunelveli and Bengaluru, the hospital also renders adult and pediatric trauma care.<\/p>\n<p>Chennai \u2013 044 4000 6000 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Cantonment \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Heartcity \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Tennur \u2013 0431 4022555 \u2022 Maa Kauvery Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Kauvery Cancer Institute, Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Hosur \u2013 04344 272727 \u2022 Salem \u2013 0427 2677777 \u2022 Tirunelveli &#8211; 0462 4006000 \u2022 Bengaluru &#8211; 080 6801 6801<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Updated on <strong>22<\/strong><sup>nd<\/sup> Jan 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Content What is a Heart Attack? Why Arm Pain? 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