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Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure within the artery that connects the lungs and heart. It forces the heart to work harder to transfer blood between the heart and lungs, which may lead to an enlargement of the right side. Thyroid problems, whether they involve an underactive or overactive thyroid, can cause a heart to enlarge.
Chest pain on the left side tends to cause more alarm in people as they know the heart is located in the left side of the chest cavity. However, what many people do not realize that even right sided chest pain should ring alarm bells. Angina can often be the cause of right sided chest pain. However, the good news is most causes of right sided chest pain are non-cardiac in nature. Many lung problems can result in pain in the right side of the chest. Penumothorax, pleurisy, asthma, pulmonary embolism and pneumonia are some of the lung disorders that result in pain in the right side of the chest.