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Is Shoulder Pain A Sign Of Heart Attack Or A Result Of Injury To Thumb?

hello, i smashed my left thumb two weeks ago and it it is still swollen abd the nail looks like ts doing to fall off and is still very sore. a week ago my left shouder started aching badly and wont stop. can this be related? i had a heart attack in march of 2007 and i know shoulder pain can be a symptom.

im 6 foot and weigh 220 lbs
Fri, 15 Apr 2016
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shoulder pain can be angina but it shouldn't be at same pin point place. your pain is muscular or skeletal. you should take some analgesic if pain is severe
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Is Shoulder Pain A Sign Of Heart Attack Or A Result Of Injury To Thumb?

shoulder pain can be angina but it shouldn t be at same pin point place. your pain is muscular or skeletal. you should take some analgesic if pain is severe