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Feeling Pressure On The Left Upper Chest

46 year old male. BMI at 20 , cholestral below 19.70. smoker since 20 years. sort of pricking pain(more like a pressure or throbbing sort) at left upper chest. Since a week i was feeling this around the entire chest from right to left to back to centre. worried. what could be this.
Mon, 21 Apr 2014
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Hi, thanks for your query.Based on your profile & information provided, this might very well be an episode of Angina which is a condition preceding myocardial infarction (heart attack in lay mans language) I would like to know when do you feel these episodes? Classically angina episodes occur after physical exertion, sexual intercourse but can even occur while rest. Your age, male sex & smoking habit are certainly risk factors & hence you should immediately contact your doctor for getting cardiac evaluations like ECG, Treadmill testing etc. to evaluate your cardiac status. Best wishes
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Feeling Pressure On The Left Upper Chest

Hi, thanks for your query.Based on your profile & information provided, this might very well be an episode of Angina which is a condition preceding myocardial infarction (heart attack in lay mans language) I would like to know when do you feel these episodes? Classically angina episodes occur after physical exertion, sexual intercourse but can even occur while rest. Your age, male sex & smoking habit are certainly risk factors & hence you should immediately contact your doctor for getting cardiac evaluations like ECG, Treadmill testing etc. to evaluate your cardiac status. Best wishes