Lack of oxygenated blood will result in extreme fatigue, inadequate oxygen delivery by the cardiovascular system and, over the long term, eventual damage to the bodyâs organs (i.e., brain and heart).
Sternum pain or any kind of chest pain can be a cause for worry in most people. This is because often, pain in the chest area is associated with heart problems or other diseases which require prompt medical attention. However, sternum pain is usually caused by inflammation or an injury to the breastbone. Sternum pain is classed as noncardiac chest pain, meaning that the pain isnât the result of heart disease. The sternum is also called the breastbone and itâs the bone in the center of your chest below your collarbone.
A sternal fracture is a fracture of the sternum (the breastbone), located in the center of the chest.hough over half of people with sternal fractures have been found to have electrocardiogram and radionucleotide abnormalities (abnormal test results indicating cardiac dysfunction), blunt injury to the heart may not occur at a higher rate with sternal fractures than they do in other patients with multisystem trauma.