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Q: Are persistent chest and shoulder pains indicating coronary

asked by: DoctorQuestion on March 15th, 2006

Hi -

I'm only 22 years old, but i've been having a consistent dull aching pain in my chest (right in the middle), and my shoulder aches in conjunction with the chest pain.

And, a few days ago, I had a sudden crushing feeling in my chest. i thought it was just really bad heart burn, but now I'm getting worried because of the persistent chest/shoulder pains.

I'm only 22 so it can't be any serious problem, but how worried should I be? I also went to my GP recently for an annual checkup, and she said everything was fine. Should I go back or get a second opinon?

Thanks!

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on April 3rd, 2006

Heart Disease & Heart Attack Answer A647

It is not likely that a 22 year old man have the coronary disease, angina pectoris.Nonetheless, you can take an ECG to exclude angina pectoris or any other heart disease. Chest/heart pain in young adults like yourself is usually caused by muscle pain or psycho-emotional suffering. Emotional suffering can be transformed into organic pain. This is called "somatoform disorder". You can consult a doctor to request the physical examinations and to exclude organic disorders.

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