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Interventional Cardiology (Expert Forum)
chest pain non cadiac
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chest pain non cadiac
by bluecheese, Feb 22, 2008 12:04PM
I have been having chest pain that doesnt get worse with exercise my doctor said he doesn't think it's cardiac, I'm only 41...It just feels like a heaviness in my upper central chest that wont go away. Sometimes it feels like my inner chest wall may tear when I stretch but it doesn't hurt when you press on it. Other times I get heartburn and reflux all the way up to my mouth. But I never have problems swallowing or pain when swallowing. Does it sound likely that a chest wall abnormality like a tumor, or esophogitis or something like that is causing it? Is an esophogeal cause of chest pain ruled out when I don't have pain or trouble swallowing?
Doctor's Answer
by Douglas Bogart, MD, Feb 27, 2008 08:31PM
, Feb 27, 2008 08:31PMTo: bluecheese
The symptoms do not sound cardiac and are likely gastro-intestinal. You should likely have an upper GI endoscopy.
