 [ Symptoms ] can heart attack symptons mimick carpal tunnel symptons or vice versa  mother was diagnosed with carpal tunnel and had surgery on her non dominate hand two weeks later she was dead from a massive heart attack could the pain in her hand and shoulder been misdiagnosed as carpal tunnel when in reality it was a heart issue [ Disease ] cardiac pain can be referred to the left arm and shoulder area jaw and sub sternal area but not the wrist a clinician would not relate the pain of carpal tunnel syndrome to something related to the heart