Hi.  I,m a 47 year old female with no heart issues that I,m aware of.  I am very stressed, but not overweight, my cholesterol is fine and so is my blood pressure.   I am experiencing short stinging pains on the left side of my chest off and on just today.  Its happened maybe 4  or 5 times.  Ive also had a couple of  small electrical shocks in the palm of my left hand.  Would this be heart related.Thanks.Lynn
Hello. Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor. I read your concern. Now, chest pain coming from the heart can be of two types: angina, which is produced by a blockage in a coronary artery and is described more like a chest tenderness, heaviness that begins during physical activity, lasts 5-15 minutes and goes away after the physical activity is ceased or after using nitroglycerin under the tongue. The other type comes when the heart lining (pericardial sac) is inflammation and is described as a stabbing pain that worsens when lying down and decreases when sitting prone. My opinion is that this is not a chest pain with cardiac origin. It may be musculoskeletal or stress-induced pinching pain. I hope I was helpful. Take care.