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What Causes Pain And Discomfort In The Chest?

physical activity making me have discomfort in my chest; the center and a few days ago stabbing like pins being poked in my chest. is there a simple test to check the heart? I am only on medicare and very low income; when my husband had a stress attack it cost us our savings for all the tests and we can not afford that again
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there are simple tests like ECG to check the status of your cardiac conditions. latest tests like autonomic function test and heart rate variability, can be some value in predicting the functioning of heart.
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What Causes Pain And Discomfort In The Chest?

there are simple tests like ECG to check the status of your cardiac conditions. latest tests like autonomic function test and heart rate variability, can be some value in predicting the functioning of heart.