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Question
Hello doctor,
Recently, I often have pain in the left chest area and back shoulder area. Doctor let me ask, is left chest pain dangerous? Thank you.
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Master, Doctor Nguyen Xuan Thanh - Cardiologist - Cardiovascular Center, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “Is left chest pain dangerous? ”, the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Based on the description, it is quite difficult for the doctor to advise you in detail. Chest pain can be a sign of many different medical conditions. If it is a transient chest pain, it is only a small symptom of common diseases such as indigestion. However, if chest tightness occurs continuously, related to exertion, repeated with increasing intensity, then it is more likely to be a sign of particularly dangerous diseases.
In your case, you should go to the doctor directly, you can do electrocardiogram tests, lung scans, ... to rule out dangerous diseases when left chest pain such as coronary artery disease, overflow respiratory disease pneumothorax, chest wall diseases,....
If you still have questions about left chest pain, you can go to a hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wish you a lot of health.
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