15 years old or left chest pain is heart disease?

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Question
Hello doctor,
Recently I have pain in my left chest and I tap on my left chest, I have pain in the ribs, specifically in the middle of the chest on the left side of the heart, so tell me if I am 15 years old or have chest pain Is the left heart disease? Thanks for the advice doctor.
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Doctor Nguyen Van Duong - Cardiovascular Center, Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “Is 15 years old or left chest pain heart disease? , the doctor answered as follows:
Chest pain in young patients has many causes: chest wall, mediastinum, pulmonary, cardiac or neuromuscular. To determine exactly what the cause is, you should see a cardiologist, neurologist, musculoskeletal specialist.
When going to the doctor, the doctor may order to perform the necessary tests including: Echocardiography, normal electrocardiogram and chest X-ray. In addition, if you do not have time to go to the doctor, you need to see a doctor right away if you have severe chest pain with shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting, high fever > 38 degrees Celsius.
If you still have questions about 15 years old or left chest pain, If you have heart disease, you can go to a hospital under Vinmec Health System to get checked. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wish you a lot of health.
Best regards!

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