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[|Human|] I am a relatively healthy 52 year old woman. I was shovelling snow and realized I was getting short of breath. I continued shovelling but all of a sudden my heart started to pound. It felt like my heart was going to come out of my chest. I could not catch my breathe and felt like I was going to be sick. It took about 15 mins to settle everything down. My chest hurt for quite some time. Are these symptoms of COPD or Angina
[|AI|]  Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Sudden onset breathlessness and chest pounding are more suggestive of heart related diseases than COPD. So better to consult cardiologist and get done blood pressure monitoring, ECG, 2d echo and stress test (trade mill test). You may need cardiac supportive Chat Doctor.  Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.