Pain in the middle of the chest after drinking alcohol may be caused by the metabolism of alcohol that produces acidic substances, which may cause pain in the middle of the chest. Pain in the middle of the chest after drinking may also be caused by heart disease. For example, patients with coronary heart disease, due to the narrowing of the coronary arteries, insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle, it is easy to appear the symptoms of chest pain. After drinking alcohol, the basal metabolic rate increases and the heart rate increases, which may cause the symptoms of myocardial ischemia to worsen, leading to the symptoms of pain in the middle of the chest. Patients suffering from viral myocarditis may also experience pain in the middle of the chest after drinking alcohol. In addition, it may also be caused by costochondritis. Patients with costochondritis may experience pain in the area of the costal cartilage next to the sternum, and the pain may worsen after drinking alcohol. After drinking alcohol, due to the decrease in resistance, it is easy to suffer from a viral cold. Patients who develop a viral cold may also have chest pain, aching limbs and weakness in addition to the usual cold symptoms. So when this occurs, you also need to pay attention to rest, accompanied by other symptoms, further examination is needed to clarify the diagnosis.