My heart is pressing. What does it mean?

Sensations when the heart is pressured are very often associated with cardiovascular diseases, and can also be caused by other causes, such as joints, bones, nerves. Consider the main causes of the phenomenon, if pressed in the heart and what urgent measures are necessary in such cases to take.

Neurosis of the heart or otherwise neurocirculatory dystonia manifests itself in the form of pressing pain in the upper region of the heart. In addition to pain, there is a strong palpitation, dizziness, as a rule, these are the consequences of violent disturbances and experiences. Usually the heart presses on young people prone to frequent infections, such as tonsillitis, sinusitis, frontalitis, dental diseases and so on.

With neurosis, when the heart is pressing, it is necessary to urgently take internally about 25-30 drops of valocordin, corvalol or tincture of valerian. Before going to bed, you can use sleeping pills or soothing medications. Completely to exclude smoking and the use of alcoholic drinks. In some cases it is recommended to perform acupressure.

Myocarditis affects the heart muscle and is an infectious disease. This disease manifests itself in the form of dyspnea, greatly presses the heart, the pulse is rapid, very weak filling, in some cases, swelling on the legs. Very often, myocarditis manifests itself as a complication after a cold in just a few days. At the same time, even an insignificant physical load can worsen a patient's condition.

In case of myocarditis, the patient is obligatory transferred to bed rest, otherwise the probability of developing chronic heart failure is high. For internal reception appoint caffeine - 1 tablet three times a day and the drug "Cordiamin" - 25-30 drops, also three times a day.

Angina, which is also called angina pectoris, manifests itself in the form of a disorder of the vessels of the heart muscle. This disease manifests itself in the form of pain in the sternum, recoil occurs in the neck, shoulder and left arm. The cause may be frosty weather or physical stress. At night, the heart presses and in a calm state. The pain lasts a very short time and very often appears again. The causes of attacks of angina pectoris are overeating, agitation, alcoholic intoxication.

As with myocarditis, the patient is prescribed bed rest. Nitroglycerin one tablet under the tongue is taken before remission or complete absence of pain. In case the pulse is rapid, it is recommended to take one tablet of the drug "Obsidan". Instead of nitroglycerin, you can take validol. Untimely action can increase the time of angina attack, which often provokes myocardial infarction.

Myocardial infarction manifests itself in the necrosis of the heart muscle, when the flow of blood to it does not correspond to its need for oxygen. The main cause is a blockage of the vessels of the heart or thrombosis. There are long pains in the heart muscle, giving in the left arm and shoulder blade. And the feeling that the heart is pressing. They do not stop even after taking heart medications. The patient is very excited, he has a sticky cold sweat. The pulse is very weak, rapid. There is a slight increase in temperature. At any time, with a heart attack, shock or arrhythmia can occur, causing a fatal outcome.

When a heart attack is completely prohibited from smoking, prescribed strict bed restraint, excluding any movement. It is necessary to repeatedly take analgin and nitroglycerin, the region of the heart is smeared with nitroglycerin ointment.

At an infarction it is necessary to call immediately an ambulance. The patient should be transported only on a special resuscitation car.