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Tightness in left chest through back with dull pain down left shoulder and arm off and on for 5 year.?

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Dr. Rick Koch answered

Please get evaluated: As this may represent something serious...A cardiac ct may help establish or rule out potentially significant causes.

Answered 10/15/2012

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Dr. TED FEDER answered

Rule out MI: You need to go to a physician for a chest pain workup. Rule out the most serious possibilities, like coronary artery occlusion and work your way down. Could be muscle or indigestion.

Dr Sparacino and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/24/2017

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A member asked:

Tightness in left chest through back with dull pain down left shoulder and arm off and on for 5 year.?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Rick Koch answered

Dr. TED FEDER answered

Dr Sparacino and another doctor agreed

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