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Is Chest Pain,sweating And Light Headeness Symptoms Of Heart Attack?

Hello , I appear to be in good health , a little weight gain but stays pretty steady. Had a check last year all came good. Recently this Saturday as laid down to rest for the evening, I experienced a very different issue. I rested on left side with left arm folded up by my ear and under a pillow. Some time after that I gently strength our my arm and immediately experienced a very painful pain run up my left arm, then a good hit to my chest after immediately i began to sweat cold with chills and felt light headed and dizzy and a bit nauseous. Not sure were this came from, but was worried if a mild heart attack I may have experienced. Could this be possible . From that on I am still feeling a little light headed, and nauseous with my left are just week. Was this some type of a heart attack ?? Thank you Marie Nanez
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Hello marie, the kind of pain you described more likely due a transient neural (nerve) compression because of the position of your arm, cardiac pain is more dull aching like heaviness in the chest, which will be persistent . So be assured, however because because a week has gone by and you are still anxious, it would be ok if you can get a EKG done, which will give us some idea about the heart. Regards Dr Priyank Mody
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Is Chest Pain,sweating And Light Headeness Symptoms Of Heart Attack?

Hello marie, the kind of pain you described more likely due a transient neural (nerve) compression because of the position of your arm, cardiac pain is more dull aching like heaviness in the chest, which will be persistent . So be assured, however because because a week has gone by and you are still anxious, it would be ok if you can get a EKG done, which will give us some idea about the heart. Regards Dr Priyank Mody