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I Am 63 Years Old. Last Night I Was Experiencing
Question: I am 63 years old. Last night I was experiencing chest pain that felt like pressure was being applied, but gently. I was extremely tired so I went to bed almost as soon as I got home and slept all night. This morning my chest did not feel that pressure but it did feel as if it had been under some duress, kind of achy. I am about 5'9" and weigh 265 lbs. Could this have been heart related?
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome to Ask a Doctor service!
I passed carefully through your question and would like to know if the chest pain is triggered by deep breathing or manual pressure on the chest.
This would be indicative of a musculoskeletal pain.
Anyway, considering your past medical history ( overweight, arterial hypertension and obesity) we can not exclude a possible cardiac issue.
For this reason I would recomme d consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam, a resting ECG and cardiac enzymes.
If the chest pain persists, going to the ER for the above tests would be necessary.
I would also recommend performing an exercise cardiac stress test or dobutamine stress echo in order to investigate for possible coronary artery disease.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr.Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome to Ask a Doctor service!
I passed carefully through your question and would like to know if the chest pain is triggered by deep breathing or manual pressure on the chest.
This would be indicative of a musculoskeletal pain.
Anyway, considering your past medical history ( overweight, arterial hypertension and obesity) we can not exclude a possible cardiac issue.
For this reason I would recomme d consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam, a resting ECG and cardiac enzymes.
If the chest pain persists, going to the ER for the above tests would be necessary.
I would also recommend performing an exercise cardiac stress test or dobutamine stress echo in order to investigate for possible coronary artery disease.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr.Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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