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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

CAN HEAT CAUSE CHEST PAIN?

Heat is a stressor.  Vasodilation and increased cardiac output act as our compensatory mechanisms to release heat from the skin.  In a structurally or functionally inhibited heart this increased workload can be problematic, causing symptoms of chest pain or heart failure.

POSTED BY:  Steven Ajluni, MD

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