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Besides your heart, what can cause chest pain that radiates up the neck, shoulder blade and left arm?

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Dr. James Chapman answered

Specializes in Cardiology

GI tract: The way the brain receives pain signals from the heart may be virtually identical to the way it receives pain signals from the esophagus, stomach, or gall bladder in some people.

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Answered 7/11/2020

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