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Zhi Gou (TE6), Tai Xi (KI3), and Ran Gu (KI2) points primarily treat heart pain resembling a needle prick. In severe cases, if the hands and feet become cold up to the joints and the pulse ceases, the prognosis is fatal. (Another source states: Ran Gu point treats the sensation of the heart hanging empty, with shortness of breath insufficient for respiration.) Da Du (SP2) and Bai Dong (SP3) points primarily treat sudden diarrhea accompanied by heart pain and abdominal distension, where the heart pain is particularly severe. Lin Qi (GB41) point primarily treats chest bi syndrome with heart pain, characterized by an inability to turn or lie on one's side. (*Jia Yi Jing* records: difficulty breathing, with pain occurring in unpredictable locations.) Xing Jian (LR2) point primarily treats heart pain, with a complexion pale and grayish like dead ash, and an inability to take deep sighs throughout the day. Tong Gu (BL39), Ju Que (CV14), Tai Cang (CV11), Xin Shu (BL15), Dan Zhong (CV17), Shen Fu (EX-HN23), Men (EX-LE10), Qu Ze (PC3), and Da Ling (PC7) points primarily treat heart pain. Tong Li (HT5) point primarily treats sudden heart pain with irritability, a feeling of stifling distress in the chest, frequent yawning and stretching, palpitations below the heart, and feelings of sorrow and fear. Qi Men (LR14), Chang Qiang (GV1), Tian Tu (CV22), Xia Bai (LU2), and Zhong Chong (PC9) points primarily treat heart pain with shortness of breath. Chi Ze (LU5) point primarily treats heart pain with a loud heartbeat, mental restlessness, and shortness of breath insufficient for respiration. Shen Shu (BL23), Fu Liu (KI7), Da Ling (PC7), and Yun Men (LU2) points primarily treat heart pain described as a hanging sensation. Zhang Men (LR13) point primarily treats heart pain accompanied by vomiting. Jian Li (CV11) point primarily treats heart pain radiating upward to strike the chest, with loss of appetite. Shao Chong (HT9) point primarily treats heart pain accompanied by aversion to cold. Da Quan (EX-UE1) point primarily treats heart pain combined with lung distension and rebellious stomach qi. Jiu Wei (CV15) point primarily treats cold in the heart causing fullness and distension, inability to eat, rebellious qi leading to hemoptysis and syncope, heart pain prone to hiccups, and heart hernia with frequent sighing. Shang Wan (CV13) point primarily treats heart pain caused by three parasites and excessive saliva, with an inability to turn or lie on one's side. Zhong Wan (CV12) point primarily treats heart pain making it difficult to bend forward or extend backward. (*Jia Yi Jing* records: body coldness, heart hernia qi rushing to the head, coma with loss of consciousness.) Bu Rong (ST21) and Qi Men (LR14) points primarily treat sharp heart pain and a preference for belching with an sour taste. Mang Men (BL44) point primarily treats a large, hard mass below the heart. Ling Dao (HT4) point primarily treats heart pain with sorrow and fear, accompanied by牵引 convulsions. Jian Shi (PC5) point primarily treats a sensation of emptiness in the heart akin to hunger. Shang Qiu (SP5) point primarily treats cold pain below the heart; it also treats spleen deficiency, which causes low mood and a tendency to sigh frequently. For all cases of sudden heart pain accompanied by sweating, needling Da Dun (LR1) to bleed will provide immediate relief. Nei Guan (PC6) point primarily treats excess conditions of the heart, manifesting as sudden severe pain in the chest; deficiency conditions manifest as mental restlessness, timidity with immobility, and loss of intelligence.