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Question
Hello doctor,
A 65-year-old male patient has chest pain, but is awake, severe pain in the left chest, heart rate 120 beats/min, blood pressure 90/60 mmHg. Doctor let me ask if severe left chest pain is dangerous? Thanks for the advice doctor.
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Master, Doctor Bui Tien Dat - Emergency Resuscitation Department, Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “Is severe left chest pain dangerous? , the doctor answered as follows:
Severe left chest pain is an emergency symptom regardless of whether the patient's pulse symptoms and blood pressure are abnormal or not. treated immediately. There are many diseases that cause acute chest pain, including dangerous diseases such as acute myocardial infarction, acute aortic dissection, acute pneumothorax,...
The case you mentioned has just had left chest pain. There is a hemodynamic disturbance (fast pulse, blood pressure tends to drop) so it is necessary to go to a major medical facility immediately for timely diagnosis and treatment.
If you still have questions about whether severe left chest pain is dangerous, you can go to a medical facility of Vinmec Health System for early examination and treatment. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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