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What Could Be The Cause Of Chest Pain?

Hello doctor I m 20 years old and for the past 3 days Ive been feeling a chest pain. Along with the pain, I couldn t breath well, and i felt a throbbing feeling in my left arm. My family had no heart issues in the past from both sides (father and mother) What could be the cause for this condition?
Sat, 10 May 2014
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Hello
Thanks for your query.
This pain may be due to gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) and underlying heart diseases the probability of which is low in your age group. You should undergo an ECG in all leads and echocardiographic examination and evaluation by a cardiologist to rule out the underlying heart diseases. If the cardiological evaluation is normal then you should have a trial of pantoprazole 40 mg twice daily before food along with life style modification for at least 1 week and if you get benefit from this you need to continue the same treatment for at least 6 weeks. Don't panic because it may aggravate your symptoms.
Thank you.
Regards,
Dr Arnab Maji
Pulmonologist
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What Could Be The Cause Of Chest Pain?

Hello Thanks for your query. This pain may be due to gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) and underlying heart diseases the probability of which is low in your age group. You should undergo an ECG in all leads and echocardiographic examination and evaluation by a cardiologist to rule out the underlying heart diseases. If the cardiological evaluation is normal then you should have a trial of pantoprazole 40 mg twice daily before food along with life style modification for at least 1 week and if you get benefit from this you need to continue the same treatment for at least 6 weeks. Don t panic because it may aggravate your symptoms. Thank you. Regards, Dr Arnab Maji Pulmonologist