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Having heart palpitations and left arm pain. should i be concerned?

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Dr. H Robert Silverstein answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Need: can be important or trivial,. See internist or cardiologist. HRS, MD, FACC www.thepmc.org

Answered 11/3/2017

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