What’s wrong with my heart when I sleep on my left side?

Left lying sleep feel uncomfortable heart may be drinking alcohol before bedtime and other physiological factors, may also be heart failure, angina and other pathological factors.
1. Physiological factors: for normal people, drinking alcohol, coffee and other stimulating drinks before going to bed, sympathetic excitability increases, the heart rate accelerated, will cause the left lying sleep feel uncomfortable heart. In addition, insomnia, nervousness, anxiety and other factors can also cause the heart to feel uncomfortable lying down on the left side of the bed. Relaxation, avoid drinking alcohol, coffee and other stimulating drinks before going to bed can help reduce the occurrence of symptoms.
2. Pathological factors: there are many pathologic factors that can cause heart discomfort while lying on the left side of the bed, such as heart failure and angina pectoris.
(1) heart failure: left lying in bed with an increase in the volume of return blood, increased heart burden, vagus nerve excitability and other factors can cause left lying in bed with a feeling of cardiac discomfort. You should seek medical treatment in time to avoid the danger of aggravation and sudden death.
(2) angina pectoris: when sleeping on the left side of the vagus nerve excitability increases, the heart rate slows down, myocardial ischemia to angina pectoris will cause the left side of the lying sleep feel uncomfortable heart. Should consult a doctor in time to avoid the risk of acute myocardial infarction, malignant arrhythmia.
Left lying sleep feeling uncomfortable heart should pay attention to, timely medical treatment, improve the relevant examination and treatment.