Chest tightness and shortness of breath in the middle of the chest is a sign of what disease?

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Hello doctor! Let me ask you, my friend is 17 years old, but often has signs of chest tightness and difficulty breathing in the middle of the chest, after 1 to 2 minutes, it decreases. So what are these signs of illness? Hope your doctor can help you!
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Hi, thank you for submitting your question to Vinmec Health System, to your question, I would like to answer as follows: Chest tightness is a common symptom. for many groups of diseases, from mild to severe, from simple to complex.
In your age group, the likelihood of chest pain due to cardiovascular disease is low and the nature of the pain is also atypical for cardiovascular disease. With the symptoms you describe, there is not enough data to make a definitive diagnosis. But there is a high chance that chest pain is caused by non-cardiac causes (intercostal neuralgia, costal cartilage, myalgia, psychological) This group of causes is usually benign.
To determine the exact cause, your friend should go to the doctor and perform other subclinical tests such as electrocardiogram, echocardiogram...
Wish you both a lot of health!
Master, Doctor Nguyen Minh Son - Interventional Cardiologist - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital.