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Chest Pain: What Is Cardiac and What Is Not

Not every chest pain is a heart attack — but some are. Learn the difference.

Medically reviewed
Updated 2026

Suggestive of cardiac pain

Central pressure or heaviness, radiating to left arm/jaw, worse with exertion, better with rest, and associated with sweating or nausea.

Non-cardiac causes

Musculoskeletal strain, reflux, panic attacks and costochondritis are common non-cardiac causes — but ruling out the heart is always the first step.

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