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What Causes Sudden Chest Pain While Experiencing Tachycardia?
Question: I'm 42 years old with chest pain just had a ekg rate101qrs132 literals are rp594 pr154 qt360 qtc431 qtd56 axes p71 qrsMINUS35 T28 I HAVE RBBB WITH LEFT ANTERIOR FASCICULAR BLOCK SINUS TACHYCARDIA AND LEFT AXIS DEVIATION MY EKG READS ABNORMAL LOW QRS VOLTAGES IN PRECORDIAL LEADS INTERIOR AND LATERAL ST ELEVATION POSSIBLE EARLY REPOLARIZATION THE ER DOCTOR SAID I WAS FINE SURE DON'T FEEL FINE I HAVE BAD CHEST PAIN AND PRESSURE CAN'T SIT UP OR STAND UP WITH OUT ALMOST PASSING OUT MY HEART RATE GOES FROM 84 TO 126 IN MIN MY BP SOMETIMES GETS 176 OVER124 ALL THIS IS NEW FOR ME PLEASE HELP SOMETHING IS REALLY WRONG I KNOW MY BODY THANK
Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello Connie!
Welcome on HCM!
I passed carefully through your medical history and would like to explain that it is necessary to perform a differential diagnosis of your chest pain.
First of all, it is necessary to delineate the real nature of your chest pain (whether its is influenced by positional changes, breathing, coughing, etc.)
If the pain is influenced by the above conditions, then it is less likely to be cardiac ischemia related. In such case, another alternative should be sought.
Also, it is necessary to investigate the age of the bifascicular block (RBBB & LAFB) on your ECG. If this ECG finsing is new and related to the appearance of chest pain, then it raises high suspicions of a recent cardiopulmonary disorder.
Coming to this point, I would refcommend performing the following tests:
- cardiac ultrasound (ECHO),
- chest X ray study,
- cardiac enzymes (CK-MB, Troponn I),
- exercise cardiac stress test
In case a cardiac ischemia is suggested by the above tests, then:
- a coronary angio CT,
- cardiac stress ECHO (dobutamine),
- or nuclear perfusional cardiac stress test
would clarify the cardiac ischemia issue and would give a strong recommendation for proceeding to coronary angiography (coronarography).
Otherwise, if elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure and dilated right heart chambers are detected by ECHO, then suspicions on pulmonary embolism are raised and a ventilation/perfusion lung scan or pulmonary angio CT would be the next rationale diagnostic approach.
I recommend consulting with your attending physician on the above mentioned issues.
Hope to have been helpful to you!
In case of any further uncertainties, feel free to ask me again.
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
I would explain as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello Connie!
Welcome on HCM!
I passed carefully through your medical history and would like to explain that it is necessary to perform a differential diagnosis of your chest pain.
First of all, it is necessary to delineate the real nature of your chest pain (whether its is influenced by positional changes, breathing, coughing, etc.)
If the pain is influenced by the above conditions, then it is less likely to be cardiac ischemia related. In such case, another alternative should be sought.
Also, it is necessary to investigate the age of the bifascicular block (RBBB & LAFB) on your ECG. If this ECG finsing is new and related to the appearance of chest pain, then it raises high suspicions of a recent cardiopulmonary disorder.
Coming to this point, I would refcommend performing the following tests:
- cardiac ultrasound (ECHO),
- chest X ray study,
- cardiac enzymes (CK-MB, Troponn I),
- exercise cardiac stress test
In case a cardiac ischemia is suggested by the above tests, then:
- a coronary angio CT,
- cardiac stress ECHO (dobutamine),
- or nuclear perfusional cardiac stress test
would clarify the cardiac ischemia issue and would give a strong recommendation for proceeding to coronary angiography (coronarography).
Otherwise, if elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure and dilated right heart chambers are detected by ECHO, then suspicions on pulmonary embolism are raised and a ventilation/perfusion lung scan or pulmonary angio CT would be the next rationale diagnostic approach.
I recommend consulting with your attending physician on the above mentioned issues.
Hope to have been helpful to you!
In case of any further uncertainties, feel free to ask me again.
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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