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What are the causes for chest pressure or pain?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Lots: Every structure in the chest can produce pain if it is irritated. The heart, lungs, esophagus, bones and muscles can all cause pain, and it is often difficult to tell. Better see a doctor.
Answered 9/28/2013
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Many: Angina (heart), pulmonary embolus (lungs), airway congestion (bronchitis, asthma), infection (bronchitis/pneumonia), heartburn (esophagus), musculoskeletal (e.g. Costochondritis, muscle spasms), radiculopathy (nerves pinched as they exit spine) ... Many ... See md if persists or worsens.
Answered 10/3/2016
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