Heartburn is a pain behind the breast bone, often described as 'burning' in quality. Pain can also be felt at the same level in the mid-line of the back.
Most people suffer from heartburn at one time or another.
In fact heartburn has nothing to do with the heart - it is a digestive problem. Heartburn is generally related to meals and posture and can often be relieved by remedies for indigestion. Pain from the heart is also felt in the chest and sometimes in the upper abdomen. There are two kinds of heart pain. The first, angina, is a pain in the chest due to a temporary shortage of oxygen being carried in the blood to the heart muscle.