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Suggest Remedy For Flutters In The Upper Chest And Heaviness

HI, for the last 9 months I have had flutters in my upper chest and heaviness when I lay down. I have had I bronchitis this winter and not sure if that was the cause. I have no insurance and not sure what I should do because the problem could serious and cannot pay the doctor bills. What kind of doctor should I see?
Mon, 20 Oct 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
In my opinion you are having palpitations (subjective awareness of own pulse).
Palpitations with heaviness in chest especially in night favours possibility of cardiac disease.
So I advice you to consult cardiologist first and get done ECG and 2D ECHO. These will helpful in identify arrhythmia and coronary artery disease as a cause for your symptoms.
If both of these are normal than I advice you to consult pulmonologist and get done chest x ray and Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) to rule out bronchitis. As bronchitis also cause palpitations and heaviness.
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Suggest Remedy For Flutters In The Upper Chest And Heaviness

Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion you are having palpitations (subjective awareness of own pulse). Palpitations with heaviness in chest especially in night favours possibility of cardiac disease. So I advice you to consult cardiologist first and get done ECG and 2D ECHO. These will helpful in identify arrhythmia and coronary artery disease as a cause for your symptoms. If both of these are normal than I advice you to consult pulmonologist and get done chest x ray and Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) to rule out bronchitis. As bronchitis also cause palpitations and heaviness.