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Can sudden heartburn be a symptom of a heart attack?

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Dr. Harinder Gill answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Heart: MI: yes, heartburn and like symptoms can be due to cardiac causes, all inexplicable instances of chest discomfort mandate investigation as to causal mechanism and appropriate intervention. Detailed history as well as examination and judicious testing are needed especially at your age demographic

Dr Ali and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 4/27/2015

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My husband has been taking ppi's daily for the last 10+years for severe gerd.I am concerned about long term use. Can it increase risk of heart attack?

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33 year old male, cold sensation in back, sharp pain in middle upper back made breathing painful. Ate meal about an hour and a half before. had symptoms of GERD earlier in day could this be heart related, GERD anxiety what is most likely?

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Can GERD manifest as a heart attack? Also can reflux happen without feeling the burning sensation in the chest?

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Been on nexium for three weeks for mild GERD at night. If I don't take it exactly every 24 hours, i get heart burn from fizzy drinks or tomato sauce that I definitely didn't have before. It's like it made symptoms worse and during the day. Why?

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Why shortness of breath happens during GERD attack & why do you feel spasms that mimic heart palpitations?

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