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And it can come on repetitively, more frequently and more severe, and that is a warning to get right to the hospital, because the blockage has gotten suddenly worse.

ROBERT S. SCHWARTZ, MD, FACC: Typically, when these pains or these sensations come on with activity or with exertion, it's important to get in to your doctor very rapidly, because this could mean that the arteries to the heart are developing plaque and are narrowed and that the heart is lacking blood during those times that the sensation occurs.

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