For the past year ive been getting what feels like jolts of electricity through my chest and heart.  It was only uncomfortable at first but now it hurts.  It happens randomly.  It might happen three times back to back or once every five weeks.  What could possibly be going on?
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! Your symptoms don't seem to be cardiac related. I would like to know if this pain is modulated by respiratory or body movements? In such a case, the most probable cause of this symptomatology would be a musculoskeletal pain. How old are you? Do you suffer from back pain? A thoracic nerve compression, causing irradiated articular pain could mimic this symptomatology too. I recommend consulting with your GP for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG, a chest x-ray and some blood tests (complete blood count, inflammation tests, thyroid hormone levels, blood electrolytes, fasting glucose, kidney and liver function tests, etc.) A thoracic spine x-ray would be needed to rule in /out a possible vertebral column disorder, leading to articular pain. Hope to have been helpful! Greetings!