Heart pain can sometimes be felt as if the pain were coming from the shoulders, neck, jaw or upper back instead of the chest. This kind of pain is known as:

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Pain that begins in one part of the body but is felt elsewhere is known as "referred pain." Visceral pain is pain from internal organs; somatic pain is pain felt primarily in muscles or the body's surface; neuropathic pain is nerve pain. Claudication is pain felt in a muscle during or just after exertion. It is often caused by inadequate blood flow to the muscle.

Heart Pain Can Sometimes Be Felt as If the Pain