Hi, I Am A 18 Years Old Girl And I

Posted on Sun, 9 Aug 2020

Question: Hi, I am a 18 years old girl and I woke up with tightness on my left chest. I also woke up with shoulder pain and discomfort on the left side. I’m nervous that I may potentially have a heart attack. I woke up at 7:30 and still have chest pain till now 2:44.

Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please refer to the detailed answer below

Detailed Answer:
Hello

After going through the medical query raised by you I can understand your concern for your symptoms and I would like to tell you that although the possibility of having a heart attack in your particular scenario because of female gender and language is very less but it’s important to get yourself evaluated because of the typical symptoms which you are experiencing.

Kindly visit an ER nearby as soon as possible and get an ECG done.

Kind Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Bhanu Partap (17 minutes later)

So I did get my ECG done and they stated that I have borderline ECG and I’ve had chest pains for a couple months now, usually sharp pains but today it was more pressure-like.

Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hello again

Detailed Answer:
Can you please upload the image of your ecg for review if possible. Kindly discuss with your treating doctor about getting a stress echo done to rule out any cardiac pathology.

Kind Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj