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A friend of mine has been having a sharp pain in his chest for about a year & he doesn't no why do you have any recommandations for him?

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Dr. Tony Ho answered

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Many reason: Chest pain is never an easy symptom to evaluate; depenidng on his age and co-morbidities, he is at risk for more or less things - these range all the way from the benign pulled chest muscle or costochondritis, to heart disease. He needs to see and discuss it with a doctor.

Answered 3/31/2013

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A member asked:

A friend of mine has been having a sharp pain in his chest for about a year & he doesn't no why do you have any recommandations for him?

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