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I am 39 & with essential hypertension since 18yrs.also type 2 dm.i am not on regular medications. i am getting occasional left sided chest pain.why?

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Chest pain: When somebody has to chest pain , cardiac origin has to be ruled out. See your doctor.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Could be Angina: You have 2 risk factors and you are having left sided cp. You need a stress test with imaging either stress echo or nuclear study to r/o if your CP is cardiac or not.

Answered 6/10/2014

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