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American Heart Association News

Chest pain, shortness of breath linked to long-term risk of heart trouble

A study suggests we need to view chest pain and dyspnea as warning signs of not only an immediate crisis but also of possible long-term problems. (stock.adobe.com)

Chest pain and shortness of breath might offer warnings not only of immediate problems but also of future heart problems over 30 years, according to a new study.

Little research has looked at what chest pain might bode for future health even though it accounts for more than 6.5 million visits a year to U.S. hospital emergency departments, according to Dr. Kentaro Ejiri, a postdoctoral fellow with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.

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