{"id":51510,"date":"2021-05-17T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T02:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=51510"},"modified":"2023-06-06T18:09:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:09:07","slug":"sure-signs-of-heart-trouble-to-watch-for-say-doctors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/sure-signs-of-heart-trouble-to-watch-for-say-doctors\/","title":{"rendered":"Sure Signs of Heart Trouble to Watch For, Say Doctors"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2323\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 235px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/SimpsonRoss3_30_06-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"SimpsonRoss3_30_06\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/SimpsonRoss3_30_06-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/SimpsonRoss3_30_06.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Ross Simpson, Jr., MD, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Heart disease, a term used to describe several different types of heart conditions, is not only common, but incredibly fatal. An article in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatthis.com\/news-heart-disease-warning-signs-doctors\/\">Eat This, Not That<\/a> features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/ross-simpson\/\">Ross Simpson<\/a>, MD, PhD, professor of medicine in the division of cardiology.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Chest pain is the most common and important symptom related to a heart problem,&#8221; explained Simpson.\u00a0 &#8220;This symptom is often described as a tightness in the chest, or a fullness in the chest,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Only rarely is the chest pain sharp like a knife.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatthis.com\/news-heart-disease-warning-signs-doctors\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heart disease, a term used to describe several different types of heart conditions, is not only common, but incredibly fatal. 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