Hello! Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM! I understand your concern and would explain that your symptoms don t seem to be related to any cardiac disorder. Is this pain modulated by respiration or body movements? This type of pain would be typical of an extracardiac cause (musculo skeletal, pleuritis, pericaridal, a herpes zoster related pain ,etc.). I recommend consulting with your GP for a careful physical exam and some tests : - resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound - chest x ray study - blood lab tests (PCR, sedimentation rate, complete blood count, kidney and liver function tests, blood electrolytes, etc.) Some specific tests for herpes zoster infection may be needed to exclude this possibility (a nerve conduction study and blood tests). If all the above tests result normal, there is nothing to worry about. Hope to have been helpful! Best wishes, Dr. Iliri