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What Causes Recurrent Stabbing Pain Beside My Nipple Of An Elderly Man?
Question: reoccurring pain, apparently close to the surface, located approximately 2 inches to the right of my right nipple. Repeating, stabbing in nature sometimes single and sometimes 2 or 3 and then 15 minutes or so later a repeat. Over several days come and gone and today happening for last 4 hours. I am Male...Age 87. 164 pounds, 5'10", diabetic for many years but well under control with low A1C and very good daily fasting gluclose reading.
Brief Answer:
Localised pain is unlikely to be cardiac
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
This is Dr Sameer, cardiologist.
Localised pain is unlikely to be of cardiac origin.
Cardiac pain is generally diffused, increase with exertion.
Localised pain in chest can have causes like costochondritis which is a inflammation of joint between bone & cartilage of chest & can be easily treated with pain killer.
But as you are a diabetic, with increasing age, I'll recommend you for a stress echo for future cardiac risk evaluation.
Wishing you a very good health.
Regards
Dr Sameer Maheshwari
Localised pain is unlikely to be cardiac
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
This is Dr Sameer, cardiologist.
Localised pain is unlikely to be of cardiac origin.
Cardiac pain is generally diffused, increase with exertion.
Localised pain in chest can have causes like costochondritis which is a inflammation of joint between bone & cartilage of chest & can be easily treated with pain killer.
But as you are a diabetic, with increasing age, I'll recommend you for a stress echo for future cardiac risk evaluation.
Wishing you a very good health.
Regards
Dr Sameer Maheshwari
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