What’s wrong with heartburn and chest congestion?

Heart congestion and heart pain feeling blocked in the chest is called chest congestion and chest pain in medical terminology. There are more causes of this symptom, including coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, gastroesophageal reflux, psychosomatic factors and other possibilities, which should be judged according to the accompanying symptoms and medical history. Heartburn feeling chest blockage may be related to the following diseases: 1, coronary heart disease: coronary heart disease (angina pectoris, heart attack) can cause myocardial ischemia and hypoxia, causing heartburn feeling chest blockage. Coronary heart disease is related to exertion, emotional excitement, etc. If it is angina, rest or nitroglycerin containing can be relieved. Cardiac enzymes, troponin, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, coronary CT, cardiac MRI or angiography can be used to clearly exclude cardiovascular problems. 2, arrhythmia: When arrhythmia occurs, such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, frequent premature beats, ventricular tachycardia, etc. affect the effective contraction of the heart muscle, which can lead to a reduction in cardiac output and insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle, causing heart congestion and heart pain and feeling blocked in the chest. 3, gastroesophageal reflux disease: gastroesophageal reflux disease occurs when the reflux stimulates the esophagus, can cause chest pain, sometimes similar to angina pectoris. It can be accompanied by reflux and heartburn sensation. Gastrointestinal disorders are affected by eating and antacid therapy, etc. It can be clarified by gastrointestinal endoscopy or ultrasound and other examinations. 4. Psychosomatic factors: cardiac neurosis and psychological factors. Cardiac neurosis and psychological factors can be considered under the condition that no clear cause can be found after careful examination. If you find heartburn and chest congestion, you must first exclude cardiovascular system diseases, because heart attack and ventricular tachycardia may lead to death if not handled in time. Regardless of which condition causes the blocked heart, patients need to go to the hospital as soon as possible to rule out critical illnesses.