Yikes...chest pain during workouts!

Scary stuff!  Be careful.  I met a lady that had chest pain during a 10K...went to her Dr and she had a cardiac cath....a major coronary artery was kinked off.  Wound up missing a sesason for open heart surgery but she's back at it now, looks great!

Chest pain can be caused by many things with some being very serious to some just causing discomfort. Its hard to draw any conclusions from the brief description. In addition to cardiac related issues, there can be chest wall pain which is musculoskeletal or pluerisy which is lung tissue rubbing on chest wall. Some types of indigestion can cause chest pain that can resemble cardiac symptons as well as some forms of asthma. Sometimes the exact cause can be difficult to diagnose. I have no formal medical training but have suffered from all of the above to some degree over the past ten years. Stress also can exerbate the condition. There are several tests that can be performed to rule out many cardiac conditions (echocardiography and cardiovascular stress test) and give you some peace of mind. Good luck with your situation.

I know that a PE is unlikely, but knowing that I have antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, the Docs are being very cautious. I had an episode of severe chest pain after my second son was born that scared the pants off of everybody....

On a positive note,during a 6k run today I felt great with no pain at all, it seems to kick in only after workouts of a longer duration. Don't know if this is typical for EIA .

Thanks for the replies!