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What does it mean when u have tightness of the chest numbness in your left arm and pain on left leg with numbness?

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Dr. Orrin Ailloni-Charas answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

If you have: An acute onset of tightness in your chest and numbness of your left arm, go to the er to be evaluated for a heart attack.

Answered 7/13/2013

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