Hello, It is hard to know what to do when you have pain and discomfort in the chest. Is it a heart attack or another, less serious problem? because chest pain can be a sign of a heart attack, if the pain is due to heart disease, it is important to seek help and get treatment as quickly as possible. Chest pain generally originates from one of the organs in the chest ( heart, lung, or esophagus) or from components of chest wall(skin, muscle, or bone). The other organ that close to the chest, such as the gall bladder or stomach, may cause chest pain. Psychological causes conditions such as panic disorder or depression may cause a person to feel chest pain. Most people think that a heart attack is sudden, intense, and dramatic, but is not always true. Many heart attacks start slowly as mild pain or discomfort, which builds in intensity with time. It is common for a patient who has heart attack to have other symptoms such radiation to both arm, back, neck, shoulder, jaw or stomach and shortness of breath. You can trial pain killer medication or topical pain killer on the pain area. If you have chest pain that is that is concerning something go wrong. Please see your doctor for a further management. Hope I have answered your query. Best regards, Dr heang Chan Raksmey