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My 24yo bf is having slightly minor aching knife like chest pain in the middle of the 2pecs. it happens at least once a day for at most 5min. help?

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Can't tell: The good news is the chance that a 24 y/o man of having a heart attack is very very small. It's most likely musculoskeletal. However i would get it checked out. There are other possible diagnoses but we can't examine him, get a detailed history, or run tests if needed.

Dr Bansal and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 2/22/2019

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