Hi ive been having sharp chest pains for an hour now what should i do knowing i heart condition?

Chest pain: The reasons for chest pain are many, ranging from benign to life threatening. The seriousness of the condition usually increases with age and presence of known heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, tobacco use, family history, etc. Therefore, it is best to seek immediate medical attention, rather than assuming symptoms are from non life threatening issues.

Emergency: Follow your cardiologist's recommendations. Take Nitroglycerin as recommended and if recommended and head to ER. Chest pain has to be treated as an emergency specifically if you have a known cardiac condition.

Medical attention: Hi, depending on the nature of your heart condition the best thing to do is to seek medical attention. You will find some great advice on the health navigator website, follow this link https://www.healthnavigator.org.nz/health-a-z/c/chest-pain/ If you have chest pain that is associated with breathlessness, sweating or nausea/vomiting or is severe then phone 111.

Multiple Causes: Chest pain can be a symptom of heart disease but may be may other things such as esophageal spasms, great vessel disease, respiratory disorders (asthma, COPD, bronchitis, infections), muscle problems, or anxiety to name a few. It really depends on the clinical situation and other symptoms you may be having. If you are having pains now you need to go see a doctor now.

Take it seriously: In the emergency department we advocate taking chest pain seriously. It can be very difficult for people to know what is causing their chest pain and there are many serious causes. If you have a cardiac condition that also means you are at increased risk for a cardiac cause. Best to get yourself checked eg at the emergency department.

Well: Age > 50 + male + previous heart condition + chest pain = need to go to emergency department and exclude recurrence of heart condition. There are other possibilities but this potentially serious one needs rapid exclusion