A bad case of acid reflux can mimic a heart attack. I had such an episode last year, my son took me to the hospital where I was admitted. They did all the heart tests which were fine. Diagnosis: acid reflux associated with IBS. I have to take bicarbonate quite often, sometimes even water alone can cause me acid reflux, nasty.
Acid reflux does mimic a heart attack.
My brother thought his hiatal hernia was acting up by mimicking a heart attack. He vowed to see his doctor when the doc returned from his honeymoon.
Then he had a massive heart attack. And died, Aged 42. My brother.
Me too, I have advance Acid Reflux where my esophagus goes into spasms. The small and moderate ones I can tolerate but the violent ones feels like a Heart Attack, my blood presdure shoots up very high so I do go to the hospital but only for the violent ones.