If your child tells you that their chest is hurting, it can be quite worrying. Children complaning of chest pain is surprisingly common, and can be due to many number of reasons.

The types of pain that are concerning are recurrent chest pain, severe chest pain, pain that goes through to the back, and pain that occurs during exercise.

Dr Nitha Naqvi, a leading consultant paediatric cardiologist explains more about the possible causes of chest pain in children, when you should seek medical advice, and what your doctor will do.

If your child is complaining of chest pain, and you would like to have a check up with Dr Naqvi, you can book an appointment via her Top Doctors profile: https://www.topdoctors.co.uk/doctor/nitha-naqvi

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