{"id":999,"date":"2019-10-23T19:56:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T23:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manhattancardiology.com\/whats-causing-that-tightness-in-your-chest\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T00:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T04:51:18","slug":"whats-causing-that-tightness-in-your-chest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manhattancardiology.com\/es\/blog\/whats-causing-that-tightness-in-your-chest\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 est\u00e1 causando esa opresi\u00f3n en el pecho?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Uno de nuestros cardi\u00f3logos, <\/em><a href=\"\/es\/team\/ami-beniaminovitz-md\/\"><strong>Amnon Beniaminovitz, MD<\/strong><\/a><em><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>fue citado por Shape sobre las causas de la opresi\u00f3n en el pecho. Ver la publicaci\u00f3n en <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shape.com\/lifestyle\/mind-and-body\/tightness-in-chest-causes-treatment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forma.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Se le atribuye haber dicho:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLa opresi\u00f3n en el lado derecho del pecho (y\/o en el centro del pecho) puede ser un signo de una embolia pulmonar, un co\u00e1gulo de sangre en una de las arterias que van del coraz\u00f3n a los pulmones\u201d, dice el Dr. Amnon Beniaminovitz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDado el solapamiento entre el dolor tor\u00e1cico mortal y el benigno, a menudo resulta dif\u00edcil, incluso para los m\u00e9dicos y profesionales de la salud, distinguirlos\u201d, explica el Dr. Beniaminovitz. \u201cEs mejor pecar de cauteloso y someterse a una evaluaci\u00f3n de inmediato\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Luego est\u00e1n los ataques de p\u00e1nico en toda regla, que ocurren cuando la ansiedad elevada provoca aumentos \u201crepentinos y desproporcionados\u201d de las hormonas del estr\u00e9s y de la actividad en el sistema nervioso simp\u00e1tico (tambi\u00e9n conocido como la parte de lucha o huida del sistema nervioso), explica el Dr. Beniaminovitz. \u201cCuando las personas est\u00e1n sufriendo un ataque card\u00edaco, se activan esas mismas hormonas del estr\u00e9s y el sistema nervioso simp\u00e1tico\u201d, afirma, lo que significa que los s\u00edntomas entre ambos se superponen en gran medida: dolor en el pecho, dificultades para respirar, aceleraci\u00f3n del ritmo card\u00edaco, debilidad general, desmayos, mareos, hormigueo o entumecimiento en las manos y los dedos, sensaci\u00f3n de terror o fatalidad inminente, escalofr\u00edos y sudor fr\u00edo.<\/p>\n<p>La buena noticia: la ansiedad \u2014y los ataques de p\u00e1nico que pueden ocurrir como resultado de la afecci\u00f3n\u2014 se puede tratar con terapia y\/o medicamentos. Pero si tienes la m\u00e1s m\u00ednima duda acerca de si est\u00e1s experimentando un ataque de p\u00e1nico o algo m\u00e1s grave, siempre es mejor pecar de prudente, dice el Dr. Beniaminovitz.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of our Cardiologists, Amnon Beniaminovitz, MD,\u00a0was quoted by Shape on the caused of chest tightness. 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