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Daily Mirror
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Zahna Eklund

Doctor shares three reasons for 'sharp' chest pain - and when you should call 999

Have you ever had the sensation of sharp pain in your chest? Almost all of us have, and it can often have us racing to Google to find out what's wrong with us - usually ending in us contemplating whether we need to call 999.

But one medical professional on TikTok has explained there are plenty of perfectly normal reasons for chest pain that don't warrant a trip to A&E.

Doctor Karan Raj shared a video on his account, @dr.karanr, that ran through three "benign" causes of that sharp, stabbing feeling in your chest, and said that in most cases, there's nothing to worry about.

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