Left arm pain but no chest pain

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Asked for Male, 26 Years

Hello docs! I want to know if heart attack can only cause left arm pain without chest pain? I do feel like little pain in left arm above back elbow area also sometimes the shoulder! Do i need to worry? Can a heart related pain be without chest pain and just arm pain? Thanks

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Dr. Sivabal V

Cardiologist 11 yrs exp Thiruvananthapuram

The symptoms of heart attack varies. Commonly it's presents as chest pain radiating to either arm. Arm pain alone is unlikely the manifestation of heart attack.

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Dr. Ajeya N. Ukadgaonkar Interventional Cardiologist 13 yrs exp Aurangabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. Ajeya N. Ukadgaonkar

Interventional Cardiologist 13 yrs exp Aurangabad

Yes it can be. But your pain doesn't seem to be heart related. Heart pain is never localized. Get ECG ECHO TMT done to rule out heart related cause