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What Causes Upper Left Chest Pain?
Question: been having neck pain left side upper chest pain under were my collarbone meets I've got Gerd I've had two ekgs done in the last six months they were normal it think I'm going to have a heart attack no sweating no shortness of breath I do have left arm pain my neck hurts when I move it around
Brief Answer:
Need further evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome.
This is Dr Sameer, cardiologist.
Cardiac pain is generally non localized, you can never pin point it with a finger. Cardiac pain first occur in chest & then it radiates to arm or neck. They do not occur independently.
Still to rule out any underlying cardiac disease you will need to do a test called Stress Echo. It is used to see how our heart behaves in stress condition.
If that is negative then risk of getting a heart attack in further is negligible.
So I'll recommend you to undergo that test & if that is negative, then you can stop worrying about any heart attack.
Thanks
Take care
Need further evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome.
This is Dr Sameer, cardiologist.
Cardiac pain is generally non localized, you can never pin point it with a finger. Cardiac pain first occur in chest & then it radiates to arm or neck. They do not occur independently.
Still to rule out any underlying cardiac disease you will need to do a test called Stress Echo. It is used to see how our heart behaves in stress condition.
If that is negative then risk of getting a heart attack in further is negligible.
So I'll recommend you to undergo that test & if that is negative, then you can stop worrying about any heart attack.
Thanks
Take care
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