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What causes sharp pains in the left side of your chest and back in women?

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Dr. Daniel Zanger answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Many possibities: Chest pain in any person can have many causes ranging from simple muscular pain to heart disease or a pulmonary embolus . Your physician should take a careful history as to what provokes the pain and its qualities.

Answered 11/22/2012

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