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What Causes Sharp Pain Under The Left Breast And Breathing Difficulty?
Question: Hi My wife had a sharp pain under her left breast last night which made it hard for her to breath at the same time as the sharp pain was happening? what causes this and what can be done. It happen around her monthly cycle and all so when she is under stress. Last night it happen while talking about her finding a new Job
Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would explain that her symptoms do not seem to be related to any cardiac disorders (including myocardial ischemia).
Anxiety or musculo-skeletal pain is probably the cause of her symptoms. These pain features are not characteristic for any cardiac disorder.
Anyway, I would recommend consulting with her attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests:
- a resting ECG
- a chest X ray study
- some blood lab tests (complete blood count, PCR, sedimentation rate, blood electrolytes)
A cardiac stress tests may be needed to exclude coronary artery disease (although all her symptoms are not characteristic of such disorder).
If all the above tests result normal, you should consider anxiety as the main cause of her symptoms.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
I would explain as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would explain that her symptoms do not seem to be related to any cardiac disorders (including myocardial ischemia).
Anxiety or musculo-skeletal pain is probably the cause of her symptoms. These pain features are not characteristic for any cardiac disorder.
Anyway, I would recommend consulting with her attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests:
- a resting ECG
- a chest X ray study
- some blood lab tests (complete blood count, PCR, sedimentation rate, blood electrolytes)
A cardiac stress tests may be needed to exclude coronary artery disease (although all her symptoms are not characteristic of such disorder).
If all the above tests result normal, you should consider anxiety as the main cause of her symptoms.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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