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Besides heart problems, what could cause pain referred to left shoulder and upper back? hurts more with deep inhalation and exercise or leaning fwd.
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Pain: Musculoskeletal causes are quite consistent with and more common with what you describe. Cardiac problems can cause that too.
Answered 6/12/2015
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