Heart pain when inhaling?!

Heart pain when inhaling?

Sometimes if I'm lying down on my bed sideways (heart closest to the bed), my heart area gets a sharp pain if I inhale, as if it got poked with something. Exhaling is fine, so I can only take small breaths. It goes away if I massage the area.

Is this a symptom of something serious? Should I have this checked out?

2 weeks ago
Thanks for all the replies, but this has been happening for years, and only occurs maybe... once a month at most. I don't smoke, do not feel anything weird afterwards or before, just some pain. I occasionally play sports and do not feel any abnormalities if I get hit around my heart area. Mostly occurs during sleep, and after a few massages, I'm good and I go straight back to sleep, or wake up if its already morning. I'm kind of reluctant to go get this checked out because it doesn't happen often. Guess I'll tell my doctor in a couple of weeks when I go for my semi-anual checkup.

Sounds very much like a Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) problem. Do you have other Gastrointestinal symptoms:Reflux, Esophageal gas, Bowel trouble? Before or after around the time of the pain do you notice a need to relieve yourself?
Does this happen after you eat certain foods? Say 1 to 2 hours after eating
such food?
Do you have risk factors for heart disease?:
High cholesterol, shortness of breath on exertion, pain in chest on exertion especially radiating pain, slightly elevated white blood cell count, elevated creatinine phosphokinase (CPK).,C- reactive protein over 3.0.? Hear is a suggestion: If you are active and have access to a treadmill walk on it while monitoing your pulse regularly. If your pulse is abnormally high for what you are doing a heart problem is likely. Find your maximum heart rate (220 - Your age) = Maximum Heart rate. If you are walking or jogging at an easy pace and your pulse is very high. A cardiovascular problem is likely.Surely you could have a cardiac problem but unless you have some indicators of real heart distress I would lean toward LES problem. The LES may pop open when it should not. Possibly even the beginnings of achalasia, a disorder in which the LES fails to open when food hits it. Your problem could be fixed by a diet change, elevating your bed, not eating too close to bed time or it could be worse.
I am puzzled by your choice to lay on your heart side instead of the other if you have pain on that side.
I must tell you one would need a lot more info. to determine the possibilities.
The short answer: Of course you should have it checked out!