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What Causes Chest Pain Upon Climbing The Stairs?

If I go up a few flights of stairs I get a brief ache in the center of my chest like it's on the sternum. It only lasts a couple of seconds and is more like a hollow feeling rather than pain. It does not occur when I do extended (15+ minutes) aerobic exercise and does not occur when I am at rest.
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posted on Mon, 6 Feb 2017
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Your chest pain is associated with specific body position and movements like climbing stairs. So possibility of musculoskeletal pain is more likely. But better to get done ecg and 2d echo to rule out heart diseases. If both these are normal then no need to worry for heart diseases. Apply warm water pad on affected areas of chest. Avoid heavyweight lifting and strenuous exercise. Take simple painkiller like paracetamol or ibuprofen. Don't worry, you will be alright with all these but first rule out heart diseases.

Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Causes Chest Pain Upon Climbing The Stairs?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Your chest pain is associated with specific body position and movements like climbing stairs. So possibility of musculoskeletal pain is more likely. But better to get done ecg and 2d echo to rule out heart diseases. If both these are normal then no need to worry for heart diseases. Apply warm water pad on affected areas of chest. Avoid heavyweight lifting and strenuous exercise. Take simple painkiller like paracetamol or ibuprofen. Don t worry, you will be alright with all these but first rule out heart diseases. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.