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Can you tell me why i have my severe heart/chest pains?

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Chest pain: It could be from blocks in heart arteries (CAD) or pleuritis or pericarditis or blood clots in lungs or musculoskeletal or pericarditis. Some times gerd - reflux disease could cause chest discomfort. Air trapping from COPD could cause chest pain. Severe hypertension could cause chest pain. You need full physical and work-up.

Answered 6/10/2014

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