Is pain in the neck related to heart diseases?
Patient: Hello doctor, few days before My uncle felt that some critinias and some pain in heart.he checked with the doctor..He told that some cholestarl content is in the heart..chances are there to affect the heart and he gave medicine.in between my uncle is feeling some pain in neck. what are the test we need to take...Why this neck pain is coming..is it related with heart...pls advise us. Doctor: Hai.chest pain or angina  can present with pains like left or right sided chest pain, shoulder pain, neckpain, jaw pain,pain in the hand, pain mimicking gastritis. If cholesterol levels are high please get evaluated totally for the cardiac problems.U can go  for an ecg, echocardiography, sr creatinine, fasting cholesterol and sugar levels, tmt,Based on the tmt test u can go for angiogram.If the neck pain is still persistent pls go for an xray neck or mri neck (cervical spine).gooluck take care.