Muscle Around Heart. There are the pectoralis major the pectoralis minors and the pecs. Cardiac muscle is made from sheets of cardiac muscle cells.
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These muscles originate in the middle of the ribs. Most chest pain comes from intercostal muscle strain. Intercostal muscles in the ribcage can be stretched strained or pulled and be a reason for pain in the heart area.
Hi my husband who also has diabetes keeps complaining about chest pains.
But he is starting to wonder if the muscle around his heart is contracting and causing him to have these on and off chest pains. The pain of a heart attack differs from that of a strained chest muscle. Why do the muscles around my heart hurt. In addition to getting up and moving around more often you should focus on getting two and a half hours of moderate exercise per week in order to strengthen your heart muscle.
