3. Aching in the Chest or Shoulder
A common symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD) is angina, which is a type of chest pain that feels like a deep ache or weight on the chest. Angina can often be missed because it’s mistaken for ingestion or muscle pain, but one way to identify it is to recognize when the problem is occurring repeatedly, and not resulting from an isolated incident. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 17 million people are living with angina.
