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What Does Pain In Heart And Breathlessness Indicate?
Hi I am a 21 year old female and for about the last year I have been experiencing extremely strong pains in my heart.. The only way to describe is It feels like someone is crushing it.. It only lasts for about 10 seconds or sometimes less. When experiencing this I also have difficulty taking a breath and after the pain stops it is very difficult to breath for about a minute. Can you help please?
Mon, 1 Jun 2015
At your age the pains you describe are rarely due to coronary artery disease. However a 2d echo to rule out mitral valve prolapse would be recommended. Else a work up for alternative cause suggested
Regards Dr priyank mody. XXX
Regards Dr priyank mody. XXX
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