What Arm Hurts Before A Heart Attack?
Myocardial infarction; MI; Acute MI; ST-elevation myocardial infarction; non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Symptoms
The pain can be severe or mild. It can feel like:
- A tight band around the chest
- Bad
indigestion - Something heavy sitting on your chest
- Squeezing or heavy pressure
The pain...
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