Chest pain, right under the sternum?

Question: I have been experiencing pains in my chest right under my sternum and I do not know what it could be. I've never had any breathing problems but whenever I get these pains I feel a shortness in breath. I've never had asthma or anything else like that and I don't smoke so I really have no clue as to what it could be. Has anyone else experienced this? or maybe know what it might be?

Answers:
Chest pain that is caused by a heart problem may be mild or intense. Feelings of pressure or squeezing on the chest are often more prominent than actual pain which is usually located in the center of the chest, under the breastbone. It may also radiate to the back, jaw, or shoulder (usually the left) and may be accompanied by nausea, sweating, dizziness, palpitations, or shortness of breath.
Call your health care provider if:
There is sudden onset of discomfort in the chest (in an adult). It is safer to assume that the chest pain has something to do with the heart and call the doctor than it is to ignore a condition that could be life-threatening.
Chest pain is associated with shortness of breath, an irregular pulse, sweating, dizziness, or if the pain is severe.
Known angina increases in severity, frequency, or duration; begins to occur at rest; or angina pain is unrelieved by nitroglycerin.
Chest-wall pain persists for longer than 3 to 5 days.
ANY CHEST PAIN THAT IS NEW OR DIFFERENT IS WORTH A VISIT TO YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER!

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it could be panic attacks this happends to me once and a while even when im not feeling stressed out, next time it happends check to see if your heart is beating really fast and if it is thats prolly what it is, try to stay away from caffiene and if it keeps happening go to a doc they have stuff to make them go away or at least not happen as often.

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