Symptom Checker
Step 4: Read and complete the decision guide to learn more about your symptoms.
Chest Pain
As mentioned at the start of the guide, any new chest pain requires a conversation with your doctor. As a non-smoker younger than age 40 it is unlikely that your chest pain is caused by fatty blockages in your coronary arteries. But if you have a family history of heart disease at an early age or other risks for coronary heart disease, this is a possibility. Also, some people are born with structural abnormalities of the heart that interfere with normal blood flow and cause chest pain.
After you have made the call to your doctor's office, please
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