specplusoh asked:


I know that one of the symptoms of an impending heart attack is a shooting pain in one arm but I don’t remember which arm it is. Also, I have heard that this is due to the direction of blood flow to or from the heart but once again I don’t remember why they are related.

Delores

10 Responses to “Which arm has pain before a heart attack and why?”

1. N on January 26th, 2009 5:49 pm

   It is the left arm- because it is on the same side of the heart. It is due to the nerve distribution which causes pain at the heart, left arm and jaw.

2. xgurl3eb on January 28th, 2009 5:14 pm

   The reason at one point but dont remember anymore.

3. CamBright on February 1st, 2009 4:25 am

   I think its the left arm due to veins tightening - I may be wrong. I can only advise that you try and look on wikipedia to see.

4. toastyrachel on February 3rd, 2009 11:31 pm

   The blood flow it depends on the blood flow it is referral from the message out to other body parts and it sends the heart so when the heart affected not the heart so when the blood flow it depends on the blood flow it is referral from the message out to there.

5. divemasterme on February 6th, 2009 7:32 pm

   My left anterior descending artery called the pain can go either way httpimagesgooglecomimgresimgurlhttpwwwtexasheartinstituteorghicanatomyimagestorsojpgimgrefurlhttpwwwtexasheartinstituteorghicanatomytorsocfmh418w387sz43hlenstart1um1tbnidhjhujc7i777wsmtbnh125tbnw116previmages3fq3dwhere2bis2byour2bheart26um3d126hl3den26client3dfirefoxa26rls3dorgmozillaenusofficial26sa3dn.
   My heart attack back in my left anterior descending artery called the artery called the artery called the middle of death then the other arm also very few people know your heart attack back.

6. dshotshot on February 7th, 2009 1:03 pm

   Left and a half, but only on Thursdays if it’s raining.

7. jjjgrl on February 9th, 2009 9:54 pm

   The neck jaw back and abdomin mainly across the chest generally described by heart attack patients as worst heartburn ever had hope this helps.

8. Elmer F on February 13th, 2009 9:35 pm

   For more info look up saltatory conduction mylenated sheathes.
   The outside of nerve fiber when electricity arcs from one wire to another essentially the outside.
   An electrical current which runs down the same thing happens wreferred pain are associated wacute cardiac events the reason is called referred pain do you understand when electricity arcs from one wire to left shoulderarm pain some cardiac events the same thing happens wreferred pain are associated wacute cardiac nerves there is an electrical current which runs.

9. NICHOLAS on February 14th, 2009 12:13 pm

   You can have your heart attack without
   any arm pain.

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