Chest pain that radiates to the arms starts in any part of the thoracic region but spreads from its original location to affect the upper extremities.
Most common diseases
Kounis Syndrome
[…] in the chest, characteristically with radiation to the neck or the left arm and often associated with pallor, sweatiness, nausea and breathlessness. [en.wikipedia.org]
[…] periadventitia, i.e. the soft tissues, surrounding the coronary arteries.[5][6] Signs and symptoms[edit] Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is usually associated with a constrictive pain [en.wikipedia.org]
Panic Attacks
The author gives an account of the analysis of a young woman suffering from severe panic attacks. He describes the initial problems of the setting and how they are progressively overcome, the emergence of highly structured psychotic nuclei and the gradual approach to the patient's splits. Whereas the panic[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Angina Pectoris
Angina vs. heart attack Angina may have similar symptoms as a heart attack, such as a crushing, squeezing pain in the chest; a feeling of pressure in the chest; or pain radiating [stanfordhealthcare.org]
Angina may have similar symptoms to a heart attack, such as a crushing, squeezing pain in the chest; a feeling of pressure in the chest; and pain radiating in the arms, shoulders [northeast.jeffersonhealth.org]
Symptoms may include: A pressing, squeezing, or crushing pain, usually in the chest under the breast bone Pain radiating in the arms, shoulders, jaw, neck, and/or back The [stanfordhealthcare.org]
Heart Failure
The typical pain of angina is in the chest but it can often radiate to the left arm, shoulder or jaw. [world-heart-federation.org]
Classic pain from a heart attack is described as chest pressure or tightness with radiation of the pain to the jaw and down the arm, accompanied by shortness of breath or [emedicinehealth.com]
A heart attack manifests as severe central chest pain, which may also radiate to the left arm, shoulder or jaw. [world-heart-federation.org]
Coronary Atherosclerosis
Symptoms of coronary artery disease may include: heaviness, tightness, pressure, and/or pain in the chest - behind the breastbone pain radiating in the arms, shoulders, jaw [beaumont.org]
It is characterized by a severe and rapid onset of symptoms that may include chest pain, often radiating to the left arm and left side of the neck, dyspnea, sweating, and [icd9data.com]
For example: Fullness, uncomfortable pressure, squeeze in the middle of the chest Tightness, burning or a heavy weight over your chest Pain may radiate to your shoulders, [summitcardiology.com]
Anxiety Disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder is a chronic condition characterized by beliefs that worry prepares and protects, but that excessive worry is out of control. In this article, I review the cognitive-behavioral model of generalized anxiety, focusing specifically on problems related to excessive worrying. Noncompliance in[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Pulmonary Embolism
pain that sometimes radiates through the shoulder, arm, neck, and jaw, and can worsen with breathing Blue, clammy skin Coughing or spitting up blood Lightheadedness Fast [upmc.com]
The pain can be located anywhere in your chest and may radiate to your shoulder, arm, neck or jaw. [drweil.com]
Chest pain that radiates to one or both shoulders or arms, chest pain that occurs with physical activity, chest pain associated with nausea or vomiting, chest pain accompanied [en.wikipedia.org]
Gastric Ulcer
Fungal infection of gastrointestinal (GI) tract is usually seen in immunocompromised patients, but can rarely occur in immunocompetent people in whom no permissive factor is present. We describe a 68-year-old male immunocompetent patient presenting with simultaneous fungal esophagitis and giant gastric ulcer.[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Posterior Myocardial Infarction
pain radiating into both arms. [bestbets.org]
They may have radiation to the arms, jaw, or epigastrium. The sensation may be relieved with nitroglycerin. [statpearls.com]
[…] conservative management] at [reducing mortality and/or morbidity] Clinical Scenario A 68 year old gentleman attends the emergency department with two hours of ongoing central chest [bestbets.org]
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Abstract The incarceration of diaphragmatic hernia is very rare. We present a case of a four-year-old girl who developed the incarceration of left-sided diaphragmatic hernia, who, until then, was completely asymptomatic. This incarceration of the hernia represented a surgical emergency presenting as obstructive[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]