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What could cause me to wake up with chest pains that lasted one minute? it hurt really bad, as if my heart was being squeezed. did i have a mini heart attack?

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Dr. Robert Fietsam answered

Specializes in Surgery - Thoracic

Spasm: The most frequent cause of chest pain if not a cardiac origin, is the esophagus. Spasms or sphincter control issues could cause short bursts of intense pain

Answered 3/30/2015

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