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(b) Pain is felt just beneath the sternum and may be described as: (1) Heavy (2) Squeezing (3) Crushing (4) Tight (c) The patient often unconsciously clenches a fist when describing the pain (Levine sign). (d) The pain radiates to the arms and into the fingers in 25% of patients and may radiate to the neck, jaw, upper back, or epigastrium. ................
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