If a person experiences a piercing sensation in the area of ​​the heart when inhaling, this may be due to either the ribs moving during inhalation or the movement of the mediastinal organs, where the esophagus, trachea, aorta, and vena cava are located.

In this case, it is possible to suspect an initial myocardial infarction, aortic aneurysm, angina pectoris or arrhythmia. Gastroenterologist Sergey Vyalov explained this on his YouTube channel.

The doctor noted that sometimes similar sensations can appear spontaneously.

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