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I know that the heart is on the left side, but how come my right arm hurt when i had a heart attack?

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Possible: Not everyone reads the books. Atypical presentations aren't unusual for chest pain and heart attacks. I have seen them with only nausea, or generalized weakness. There are many factors involved.

Dr Walsh and another doctor agreed

Answered 2/22/2014

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