They may be fatally wrong.A unique collaboration between ViiV Healthcare and Shutterstock Studios "Oftentimes people might create a story in their mind which allows them to brush off the symptoms such as 'I must have pulled a muscle' or 'I must have eaten something that didn’t agree with me', " Behn says. If you're unsure, head to an emergency healthcare facility. If the pain feels muscular and doesn't come with any other symptoms, call your doctor to make an appointment to double check. When Should I Contact A Doctor About Right-Sided Chest Pain? Have a conversation with your doctor about what you are predisposed to so you can be prepared. "It’s best not to simply judge chest pain by the physical location of the pain itself but by a patient’s clinical risk factors, the behavior and progression of the pain, and by other associated symptoms," Behn says.įor example, if your family has a history of heart attacks, it's best for you to get help right away if you experience any kind of chest pain. Knowing your family health history and your personal risk factors can help you better evaluate pains like this. If the new pain comes with sweating, nausea, lightheadedness, it's worth getting checked promptly. If you feel it gets worse with exertion, or comes with a shortness of breath, get it checked.īehn says that new-onset pain that has new symptoms may be a sign that there's something more serious going on. How the pain materializes may be a signal of its severity. Story continues How Do You Know if Chest Pain Is Serious?Įven though it's possible that heart attack pain can show up on the right side of the chest, if it's only on the right and is very distinct in its location, it's unlikely to be from a heart attack, Koppel says. This means that how the pain surfaces differs for every individual. Pain pathways vary widely from person to person, says John Elefteriades, M.D., cardiologist and Men's Health advisor. Though it's typically noticed on the left side, heart attack pain can be difficult to localize, or the pain can radiate to the other side of the chest. It's worth noting that it is possible to feel a heart attack on the right side of your chest. "While many of these conditions are not life threatening, chest pain should always be taken seriously, regardless of which side is affected," says Jonathan Koppel, M.D., assistant professor and general internist at Mount Sinai Hospital. These can include esophagus spasms, pneumonia, aortic dissection, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure. Some can be life threatening, but most of them are treatable if help is sought out quickly. More serious issues that deal with the heart and lungs are possible, too. Even shingles can cause discomfort in that area. Several musculoskeletal problems, such as broken ribs and pulled chest or back muscles can also result in pain. Digestive issues such as acid reflux can radiate pain into the right side of the chest. It can be as simple as a pulled muscle or as complicated as pulmonary embolism, says Behn. Unfortunately, the answer is quite broad-there are so many medical conditions that can cause pain in the chest. All your chest pain questions answered, below. We asked experts when to worry, and when to get help.
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