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What would a likely diagnosis be for chest pain that starts in the middle of chest, comes and goes and only last about 5 minutes at a time?

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

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Depends: You have to give a much better history. What, if anything, starts the chest pain going? What, if anything, seems to alleviate it? For how long has this been going on? Is it related to your diet? Etc, etc, etc

Answered 5/28/2016

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A member asked:

What would a likely diagnosis be for chest pain that starts in the middle of chest, comes and goes and only last about 5 minutes at a time?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Charles Gordon answered

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