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What Causes Chest Pain, Shortness Of Breath And Redness On Chest Area?

Posted on Fri, 23 Jan 2015

Question: 21 slightly overweight smoke half a pack a day , chest pains around heart and left shoulder and arm for about a month followed by shortness of breath and a slight redness on my chest also dizziness i am h pylori posotive is this common symptoms o it please answer with the best answer you can i have has blood tests for heart, ecg,chest xray and been placed on a heart monitor for 8 hours a coulple weeks ago all came back fine

Answered by Dr. Dr. Klerida Shehu (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Most probably your symptoms are related to gastrointestinal disorders...

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXX!
I read your query and understood your concerns.

As long as cardiac problems are excluded, then most probably your symptoms are related to gastrointestinal disorders.

If you were my patient I would recommend to do the following examinations:
- Abdominal ultrasound
- upper endoscopy

More over I would like to suggest:
- Stop smoking
- avoid spicy food
- don't drink large quantity of alcohol
- avoid cafe, black tea, carbonated and energy drink

Hope this will be of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Klerida
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Klerida Shehu (30 minutes later)

I havent hava stress test or anything done just about 4 ecgs and heart blood test and a chest xray i was also placed on a heart monitor for 6 hour and they said my heart was fine is it actually commo to have left side arm pains an left chest pains and i am out of the country and sometimes ichave dizziness and feel

Answered by Dr. Dr. Klerida Shehu (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Emergencies have been ruled out, further testing needed.

Detailed Answer:
Hi back,

You are saying that you have done 4 ECG, cardiac enzymes, heart monitoring and chest x ray. All these exams were fine and your doctors have ruled out any cardiac emergencies.

As i said earlier once that heart problems are ruled out than gastrointestinal problems are most probably the cause of your symptoms.

However to definitely exclude heart problems if I was your doctor I would recommend to do:
- Cardiac ECHO
- Stress test
But you can wait till you reenter home to do this examinations as long as doctors have excluded any emergency.

Hope this will be of help!
Dr. Klerida

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Klerida Shehu (1 hour later)

Thabks this has helped i habe just been feeling like it was heart pains but i was also in hot weTher for a long time when i became dizzy and my left arm was tingling/pain

Answered by Dr. Dr. Klerida Shehu (18 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Spondyloarthrosis might give the same symptoms...

Detailed Answer:
Hi back,

Thank you for following up.

Now, feeling dizzy and tingling pain in the left arm might be also related to arthritis problems of arm joint affecting the nearby nerves. The final result could be the tingling pain.

Spondyloarthrosis of neck area can give the same symptoms as the nerves going nearby can also innervate the heart and left arm.

You can take OTC pain killers, keep warm and take more rest until you see your physician for further evaluations!

All the best!
Dr.Klerida
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj