Pain in the heart with an inspiration often arises quite unexpectedly. Such unpleasant sensations increase with a sharp or smooth change in the position of the body. Often they are accompanied by a panic condition. But you should not be afraid, because not always acute pain when breathing in the heart area has something in common with heart disease.
Precedordial syndrome
Severe pain in the heart with deep inspiration can occur with precordial syndrome. Basically, it appears abruptly when a person is at rest. Duration of pain is different - from 30 seconds to 3 minutes.
With the precordial syndrome, the pain disappears as unexpectedly as it appears. Immediately after this, residual effects can be observed, but they are more dull. As a rule, they do not cause discomfort. This condition does not require medical treatment.
Intercostal neuralgia
Sharp and stitching pain in the heart with inspiration is a symptom of intercostal neuralgia . Very often this condition is confused with pleurisy or other inflammatory diseases of the lungs, as, as with these diseases, unpleasant sensations are greatly enhanced by coughing or very deep breathing. It's quite easy to understand what's bothering you. It is necessary to tilt the body in the sore side. If it is intercostal neuralgia, the pain will become stronger.
This condition requires treatment, because it can lead to complications:
- muscle atrophy;
- paralysis;
- complete loss of appetite.
Pain in pneumothorax
A sharp pain in the heart during inspiration appears with pneumothorax . This is the process of forming a pillow from the air between one lung and the sternum wall. The delay in breathing with pneumothorax can significantly alleviate the condition. Basically, this disease develops in healthy people. But often there are cases when it occurs in those who have suffered various lung diseases. In any case, it requires urgent care.