A member asked:

My chest area and my upper back started hurting and i felt a lot of pressure both side and it was kinda hard to breathe, lasted ab 5mins, anything?

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Dr. Anita Prakash answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Possibly: If there was simultaneous chest and upper back pain and pressure, the biggest concern would be an undiagnosed aortic aneurysm and or dissection in a young person as yourself. Typically described as the "worst pain", a "searing knife-like pain". That would be worst case scenario. If not that bad, did not recur, could also simply be musculoskeletal or some nonspecific inflammation. If bad go ER

Answered 9/29/2016

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