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A 21-year-old male asked:

Chest tightness, back pain, shortness of breath, left arm pain. ecg, chest x-ray, blood test, echocardiogram are normal. just mild mitral valves prolapse. ?

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Dr. Philip Miller
A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 49 years experience
Not necessarily: Have you had a echo stress test or adenosine stress test? CT of heart? CT scan of chest/lungs??? Are you currently in the hands of a cardiologist? Although your symptoms "may" be related to MVP, heart and lung disease must be fully investigated.
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