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Does a heart attack feel like something stabbing you in your heart into your back?

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Dr. Gutti Rao answered

Specializes in Hospital-based practice

It can: Heart attack can have severe retrosternal pain which may radiate to shoulder, left arm, jaw, also to the back.

Answered 12/9/2013

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It may: It may feel like that, or these may be the symptoms of a dissecting aneurysm. Or, it may be something entirely different like acid reflux or a pulled muscle. Go get yourself checked right away, especially if this is the first time you are having these symptoms.

Answered 1/1/2021

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