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Heart left side pain!

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Go to ER: If you think you are having heart-related pain, particularly if the pain is mid-chest and radiates to jaw/neck/arm + have any shortness of breath / difficulty breathing + any nausea + any sweating (or combination of these), then should get seen and evaluated. Positive family history / smoking / cocaine/amphetamine use increase level of concern.

Answered 9/28/2016

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