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Q: is shooting jaw pain from chest related to my heart

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Neil MD, Health Pro
1/12/09 9:28pm

Hello Nicholas Cereceda,

 

I do not know nearly enough about your medical history, nor can I ask you other symptoms.  Also, chest pain needs to be evaluated by a physician who can examine you.

 

Chest pain that is dull, crushing in nature, that radiates to the chest and/or jaw, associated with nausea or sweating is the classic definition of cardiac chest pain, i.e. signs of a heart attack.  If this sounds like the pain you are having, and you have risk factors for heart disease (age, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, family history), you may be having cardiac chest pain.

 

Like I said, I can't say whether or not your having chest pain related to your heart.  You should certainly discuss this pain with your physician soon.  If the pain does not go away you should go to emergency room immediately.

 

To your health,

Neil MD

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By Nicholas Cereceda— Last Modified: 12/27/10, First Published: 01/12/09