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What Causes A Sharp Stabbing Pain In The Heart?

Having a quick sharp stabbing pain by my heart that shoots up to through my left arm ending about 3/4 down the arm. Been noticing them for 3-4 days. have had other heart related issues not like this over the last 5-6 years and when i went to dr/er they always tell me things are ok. this time its different
Fri, 10 Nov 2017
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sharp stabbing heart pain that gies upto left arm and then down the arm ...madam ot is typical presentation of angina ..but u dod not told your other heart issues ...as it may ne related to them ...just donot ignore it ...visit your doctor at tje earliest and request for ECG chest x ray stress echocardiography etc ...i would say to insist for these tests ...till you visit doctor ...please be calm and donot take any undue physical or mental exertion...best of luck


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What Causes A Sharp Stabbing Pain In The Heart?

sharp stabbing heart pain that gies upto left arm and then down the arm ...madam ot is typical presentation of angina ..but u dod not told your other heart issues ...as it may ne related to them ...just donot ignore it ...visit your doctor at tje earliest and request for ECG chest x ray stress echocardiography etc ...i would say to insist for these tests ...till you visit doctor ...please be calm and donot take any undue physical or mental exertion...best of luck