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What Causes Persistent Pain In The Mid Chest?

My boyfriend has had and still continues to have middle chest pain. He was told in the past by his doctor that it was an injury or a pulled muscle that resides there. He has also had this pain so bad that he was brought to the heart institute and he had a stress test, ekg and an echo. They all came back normal. What is this muscle called and why does it still bother him.
posted on Mon, 6 Mar 2017
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Respected user, hi I evaluated your query thoroughly.
*middle chest pain has so many differential diagnosis apart from muscle (
name intercostal ) pain as Gastritis , Costochondral , Neruonal , Sternum ,
Rib pathology , problems of Pericardium , Psychosomatic ,Gastroesophageal
Reflux disorders , Anxiety associated etc.
*For definite comments I strongly recommend to consult with all details of
pain as intensity, type , severity , frequency, duration ; associated with
heart burn, abdominal burning, cramps; any breathing difficulty; work
pattern;tobacco consumption;taking any drugs for this / other ailment;
work pattern stress level ; food habits ; bowel habits ; sleep pattern ; test
reports scanned copies then & then only we can work out the case.
Hope this clears your doubts.
Thanks for using Health Care Magic & giving us an opportunity to serve you
till our best medical skills.
Wishing him fine speedy recovery from the same.
Regards dear take care.
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What Causes Persistent Pain In The Mid Chest?

Respected user, hi I evaluated your query thoroughly. *middle chest pain has so many differential diagnosis apart from muscle ( name intercostal ) pain as Gastritis , Costochondral , Neruonal , Sternum , Rib pathology , problems of Pericardium , Psychosomatic ,Gastroesophageal Reflux disorders , Anxiety associated etc. *For definite comments I strongly recommend to consult with all details of pain as intensity, type , severity , frequency, duration ; associated with heart burn, abdominal burning, cramps; any breathing difficulty; work pattern;tobacco consumption;taking any drugs for this / other ailment; work pattern stress level ; food habits ; bowel habits ; sleep pattern ; test reports scanned copies then & then only we can work out the case. Hope this clears your doubts. Thanks for using Health Care Magic & giving us an opportunity to serve you till our best medical skills. Wishing him fine speedy recovery from the same. Regards dear take care.