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How to know if your having just a typical muscular chest and arm pain or a heart attack/heart problems ?

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Dr. Lawrence Shulman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Pulmonology

Difficult to tell: Muscular chest pain is most likely changed with positioning or movement - usually there is an inciting event (lifting something heavy) - chest pain that is cardiac in nature can radiate to your neck or arms - can be worse with exertion and can be accompanied by other symptoms - if you are worried, contact your doctor.

Dr Cordero agreed

Answered 4/21/2014

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A member asked:

How to know if your having just a typical muscular chest and arm pain or a heart attack/heart problems ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Lawrence Shulman answered

Dr Cordero agreed

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