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20 Year Old Getting Heart Cramps, Breathing Difficulty, Palpitations. Cause?
hi.im 20 year old female. i have been having these heart cramps over a year now. i suddenly feel a cramp in my heart and it makes very hard to breathe , it even hurts when i try to breath. and sometimes i get palpitations in my heart rate , it just starts to beat irregularly. what might be causing this? what should i do?
Mon, 18 Mar 2013
Hi friend,
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You are probably having an arrhythmia and is most likely to be harmless.
EKG /HOLTER (24 to 48 hour ambulatory monitoring) / ECHOcardiogram / TMT (Treadmill exercise ECG) / LABORATORY work-up – may all be necessary for further assessment and assurance / and assistance, if need be.
The treating doctor may suggest them depending on need, based on his assessment of the situation.
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
Welcome to Health Care Magic
You are probably having an arrhythmia and is most likely to be harmless.
EKG /HOLTER (24 to 48 hour ambulatory monitoring) / ECHOcardiogram / TMT (Treadmill exercise ECG) / LABORATORY work-up – may all be necessary for further assessment and assurance / and assistance, if need be.
The treating doctor may suggest them depending on need, based on his assessment of the situation.
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
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