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Stabbing chest pain while exhaling that's not a heart attack. any ideas?
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Maybe pericardial: Pain which is altered by breathing may be due to irritation in the tissue surrounding the heart- the pericardium. Other cause could be the lung tissue itself.
Answered 6/24/2018
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Many causes: It could be mainly due to muscle or bone issues. Try regular analgesics.
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