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Can chest pain for 5 days be a heart attack?

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Dr. Gutti Rao answered

Specializes in Hospital-based practice

Can be: Any chest pain in people with significant risk factors should not be ignored.

Dr Ferdowsi and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/24/2012

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