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Q: Stress and symptoms of a heart attack

asked by: DoctorQuestion on August 27th, 2008

Do you have any possibilities of what's going on and what should i do next??

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on September 3rd, 2008

General Q and A Answer A4611

Stress or other mental issues can cause symptoms like chest pains but before blaming the stress you may request several medical tests to exclude any heart or lung disorder. You can request a clinical examination, ECG, chest X-ray, lung functional tests, etc. The possibility for you to be having a heart attack is likely to be very small, almost none. If everything appears okay the only possibility left is stress.

You may consult your GP about the tests I mentioned.

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