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Sharp pain from the back side right behind my heart/leftbreast feels like something stabbed right throufh my heart/breast it's not all over the back?

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Emrgency: I think you should immediately go to the er where you should reevaluated for any evidence of aortic dissection.

Dr Farley agreed

Answered 5/8/2016

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