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Hi, I'm A 57-year-old Male Who Gets Occasional Heart Palpitations
Question: Hi, I'm a 57-year-old male who gets occasional heart palpitations accompanied by itching and occasional fullness in the chest. I also feel some tightness on both sides of my Adam's apple.
Brief Answer:
Needs evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hello
After going through the medical details provided by you I can understand your concern for your health and I would like to tell you that taking into consideration your age group and the symptoms explained by you it’s advisable that you should get yourself basic cardiac evaluation.
This evaluation should include an Ecg, echocardiogram and HBA1c. Also if you have frequent palpitations then a HOLTER monitoring is also advisable.
Kindly personally consult your physician and get this basic evaluation done to rule out any underlying cardiac issue.
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu partap
Needs evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hello
After going through the medical details provided by you I can understand your concern for your health and I would like to tell you that taking into consideration your age group and the symptoms explained by you it’s advisable that you should get yourself basic cardiac evaluation.
This evaluation should include an Ecg, echocardiogram and HBA1c. Also if you have frequent palpitations then a HOLTER monitoring is also advisable.
Kindly personally consult your physician and get this basic evaluation done to rule out any underlying cardiac issue.
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu partap
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