I experienced a pain in my chest last night. it spread across my chest into my back?

Must check the heart: An older adult with chest pain or left arm or shoulder symptoms usually has to go to his doctor (or the ER) to be checked right away for a heart attack. It means not waiting at home to see if it turns into a bad heart attack. As the saying goes, "better safe than sorry." There are other causes of pain, especially if the pain is more generalized, but worry about that after verifying a good heart.

Many possible: causes. If you shot an arrow through your chest and out your back,there are many structures that would be injured. Skin,muscle,bone,lung,heart,esophagus,nerves,etc. IOW,it’s complicated. See your doc if the pain persists or becomes recurrent.

Go to ER: Without further details, you should seek medical attention ASAP.

Needs to be checked: At age of 60 years any psi in the chest needs to be checked as it may be due to Heart Attack.We do not have detailed history,including past and family history to evaluate your cardiac risk factors.Also your BMI,any history of diabetes,Hypertension.The type of pain,any associated symptoms like shortness of breath,diaphoresis etc.Get It checked by your doctor or go to ER and get checked