Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ?  Please type your query here...My heart feels like its being squeezed and my arm goes numb on the left side - Ask a Doctor queries My heart feels like its being squeezed and my arm goes numb on the left side - Ask a Doctor queries
Brief Answer :Coronary Artery DeseaseDetailed Answer:Hello and thank you for question. I read very carefully your concerns. The sensation of heart squeezing followed by numbness of the left arm, in mos cases is caused by a problem of the heart vessels called coronary arteries. Usually the problem consists of their blockage due to atherosclerosis plaques that block. The blood flow inside the artery. In these cases the muscle of the heart it is not supplied with blood and oxygen, wich causes the death the cells of that part of the muscle. If that blockage of the artery persist for a long time, there are great chances of irreversible cell damages. In this situation it is better to ask some more specific question like: for how long do you feel this symptoms? How did they start? What you were doing when the symptoms started? Do you have difficulty in breathing? Do you suffer from any chronic condition, like diabetes etc.? First thing I would recommend doing an ECG (electrocardiogram) and a heart Ethnography. Also, to do some lab test like cardiac enzymes and a lipid panel. Please feel free to ask any other further question. Best regards!