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What Causes Recurrent Chest Pain, Sweating And Chills?
Question: I have been having chest pains off and on always deemed not cardiac. Today I was cleaning when my chest pain started then moved under my left arm, involved my jaw, neck. I became sweaty,and cold and shakes. It lasted 2 hours and I slept the rest of day. Cold and clammy.
Brief Answer:
Go to ER / Get investigated
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
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The description – but for the duration – does suggest cardiac… Relation to work, radiation, sweating etc…
The appropriate action now is to go to the ER – they will do an EKG and also blood tests (cardiac markers), to evaluate acute injury from Coronary Artery Disease.
If everything is normal, the next step is further evaluation / you need to be investigated further for Coronary Artery Disease.
You need a TMT (Treadmill Exercise ECG) / may be with thallium isotope. It is the ideal non-invasive way to evaluate ischemia / to assess the PHYSIOLOGY (function) – to see whether the blood arriving at the heart muscle.
If there is any suggestion in TMT, the next step is to see the ANATOMY (structure) – CT angio is non-invasive study for the anatomy. Catheterisation and coronary angiography with a view for possible intervention is the only way to directly ‘see’ the block, if any – and its location, extent, severity and so on, but is invasive and hence not routinely done
Good luck
God bless you
Go to ER / Get investigated
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic
The description – but for the duration – does suggest cardiac… Relation to work, radiation, sweating etc…
The appropriate action now is to go to the ER – they will do an EKG and also blood tests (cardiac markers), to evaluate acute injury from Coronary Artery Disease.
If everything is normal, the next step is further evaluation / you need to be investigated further for Coronary Artery Disease.
You need a TMT (Treadmill Exercise ECG) / may be with thallium isotope. It is the ideal non-invasive way to evaluate ischemia / to assess the PHYSIOLOGY (function) – to see whether the blood arriving at the heart muscle.
If there is any suggestion in TMT, the next step is to see the ANATOMY (structure) – CT angio is non-invasive study for the anatomy. Catheterisation and coronary angiography with a view for possible intervention is the only way to directly ‘see’ the block, if any – and its location, extent, severity and so on, but is invasive and hence not routinely done
Good luck
God bless you
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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