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Im 17, i have pains in the heart randomly ... is that normal ?!?!
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May or may not: At a young like yours heart disease is uncommon, specially 'heart attack'. Pain over the left side of chest may be secondary to reflux of acid from your stomach, a pull in one of the muscles covering your rib cage etc. A simple test to determine is to take a deep breath, if it hurts more, it is likely not related to your heart. Also if you press deep in the area and it hurts, its not your heart
Answered 9/16/2017
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Yes: Patients who describe chest pain as "pain in my heart" ALMOST NEVER HAVE HEART DISEASE!! (An Old_Medical Student's Rule) Hope this helps! Dr Z
Answered 8/1/2015
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