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Can stress trigger chest pain? short of running to the er each time, are their different presentations between anxiety related and ischemic related?

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Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

It can be : Hard to tell the difference.That is why a good cardiovascular work up would help rule out heart disease, so the next time you have chest pain, you know it's not your heart.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Dr. Sunil Mehra answered

Specializes in Pulmonology

Yes: If person is having exertion chest pain then pt must get stress test first depending on risk factors, i will prefer ruling out coronary artery disease before labelling anxiety.

Answered 11/28/2017

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