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I smoked 40cigarettes last night and chest hurts today and breathless. anything to worry about immediately?
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Smoking: Smoking cigarettes is always a worry. It can trigger acute cardiac events. If you are uncomfortable you should be checked out to be sure something untoward wasn't triggered.
Answered 4/13/2013
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