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Pain In Ribcage And Back, Increased Heart Rate. What Is Wrong?

this is handy well just a question, I have slight pains on my upper left side of my body some times on the bottom left of my ribcage sometimes on the middle left or just before the the middle portion of your ribs where the left and right meet and 1 spot on my back the pain on a scale is about a 1-2 out of 10 and i have been unable to cause any pain by running or doing something that raises the rate my heart beats any suggestions?
Sat, 9 Feb 2013
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hi handy, you have to evaluate for CAD if you have age more than 40 yrs, HTN, Diabetes. For that you have to get an ECG done first, followed by echo and any stress test like treadmill test.
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Pain In Ribcage And Back, Increased Heart Rate. What Is Wrong?

hi handy, you have to evaluate for CAD if you have age more than 40 yrs, HTN, Diabetes. For that you have to get an ECG done first, followed by echo and any stress test like treadmill test.