Left upper chest pain should be alert to breast disease, chest wall disease, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary embolism and other diseases.
1. Breast disease: If the left breast has breast hyperplasia, fibroid tumor and other diseases, it can be manifested as left-sided chest pain.
2. Chest wall diseases: left upper chest pain can occur when the left upper rib is fractured, and left upper chest pain can also be caused by chest wall herpes and other chest wall diseases.
3. Cardiovascular diseases: the left side of the chest is the location of the heart, which is called precordial region on the body surface. Left upper chest pain can be seen in angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and other myocardial ischemic diseases, which manifests itself as tightness in the chest, chest pain, hidden pain, dull pain, and radiating pain, which can be accompanied by profuse sweating symptoms.
4. Pulmonary embolism: Acute pulmonary embolism can appear left upper chest pain, accompanied by wheezing, hypoxia, and occasionally fainting discomfort.
If the symptoms of left upper chest pain, need to go to the hospital in time to determine the cause of the symptomatic treatment, so as not to delay the condition.