In some cases, heart disease is asymptomatic for an extended period. However, most patients with cardiac pathology immediately notice pain in the chest and in the region of the organ, periodic cephalalgia or dizziness, weakness or shortness of breath. Often there is nausea with the urge to vomit, which causes severe discomfort, and thereby aggravates the general condition. These manifestations may indicate various pathologies, and therefore, in case of nausea and pain in the heart, you should immediately consult a doctor for examination and identify the cause of the symptoms.
Why nausea can join heart pain
Complaints that the heart hurts and vomits indicate the pathology of the cardiovascular or nervous system. The appearance of such symptoms provokes many factors. The mechanism of nausea and vomiting is the same. There is a vomiting center in the human brain. Anatomically, it is located in the medulla oblongata, near the respiratory, vasomotor and autonomic centers, and is closely related to them. Changes in the frequency and rhythm of breathing, increased salivation, increased heart rate and pain in the heart provoke excitation of the vomiting center and precede nausea. The stimulating effect on the vomiting center causes irritation of the internal receptors, which occurs when:
- a sharp increase in blood and intracranial pressure;
- violation of the heart rhythm;
- a lack of oxygen and a reflex effect on the digestive organs during hypoxia;
- increased intracardiac pressure;
- increased intra-abdominal pressure;
- excessive stretching of the stomach walls with a large amount of fluid or food eaten.
Cause nausea and drugs, whose metabolites stimulate the cells of the vomiting center. Cardialgia, pain in the heart in the left side of the chest or in the armpit area signal one of the diseases of the cardiovascular system, which are characterized by a combination of symptoms of aching pain in the organ and nausea
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What pathologies need to be excluded in the first place
Most often, nausea is accompanied by an unpleasant sensation in the epigastric region, stomach or esophagus, the desire to vomit. Some patients report that their head is spinning and their heart hurts. Nausea is a sign of diseases of various origins; only a doctor can determine the cause. To exclude the setting of a wrong diagnosis, the whole complex of symptoms and complaints of a person is taken into account. Below is a list of diseases in which nausea and cardialgia are the leading signs:
- Hypertonic disease and a persistent increase in indicators of more than 150/100 mm Hg. Art., in which there is severe nausea or vomiting at the peak of pressure, dizziness, a feeling of noise in the head and ears.
- Hypertensive crisis... With a sharp increase in pressure, severe nausea occurs, salivation and weakness in the lower extremities increase, sweating or numbness of the palms, perspiration and sweat on the face, noise and ringing in the head and ears.
- Attack of angina pectoris and chest pain of varying intensity is accompanied by weakness, sweating, discomfort in the chest and stomach, mild nausea, fatigue and discomfort in the epigastric region.
- Acute coronary syndrome... Characterized by the appearance of severe nausea long before a painful attack with a feeling of squeezing in the chest, rapid breathing, a feeling of lack of air, panic and fear of death.
- Acute myocardial infarction... In rare cases, at first, there is a sharp pain and cramps in the stomach, which is accompanied by sweating, severe vomiting, regardless of food intake.
- Abnormal heart rhythm, in which an irregular frequent contraction of the heart and pulse is felt by trembling or fluttering in the sternum. Against the background of severe weakness, dizziness and sweating, salivation increases, nausea and vomiting of food eaten the day before appears.
- Compensated heart failure, in which constant fatigue, loss of strength, headaches and periodic nausea are worried.
- Chronic heart failure in the stage of decompensation. Persistent deterioration of the condition is accompanied by an increase in impotence, shortness of breath, edema, constant nausea and aching pain in the heart.
- Myocarditis against the background of ARVI... In the acute phase of the disease, severe shortness of breath, a feeling of tightness in the chest with lack of air, nausea with periodic vomiting and chills, aggravated against the background of an increase in body temperature, are disturbing. Read more about chest discomfort after a cold here.
- Poisoning with cardiac drugs from the group of cardiac glycosides or acetylsalicylic acid. Drawing pain in the heart and dizziness, hand tremors, nausea and vomiting appear with an overdose of these drugs.
Tactics for helping a patient with nausea or vomiting for heart pain
Similar symptoms occur with poisoning, psychosomatic disorder, or signal cardiac pathology. When nausea and cardialgia appear:
- They calm down, take a comfortable position, take off excess clothing and normalize breathing.
- In case of pain in the heart, a feeling of a strong heartbeat, lack of air, headache, nausea and vomiting, call an ambulance.
- While waiting for a doctor, do not take medication on your own.
- First aid - a cool compress on the forehead and face, airing the room, giving the patient water to drink.
- They are especially attentive to the condition of pregnant women; if alarming symptoms appear, they immediately contact an obstetrician-gynecologist.
Conclusions
Many factors trigger nausea and heart pain. Such symptoms indicate both cardiac pathology and a violation of the autonomic nervous system, psychosomatic disorder or food poisoning. To identify the exact cause and the appointment of an effective treatment for nausea and cardialgia, contact a cardiologist or therapist.
