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Suggest Treatment For Fast Heart Rate And Heaviness In The Chest

My BP has been high for some time now always 140's/90's.. today was really high 152/106 and i have had a quick like double heart beat at times and right when it does that i feel as if I might pass out. My chest feels very heavey and time its almost as im deep breathing just to breath
Tue, 15 Mar 2016
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Hello and thank you for using HCM.

I carefully read your question and I understand your concern. I will try to explain and give you my opinion.

We talk about hypertension if we have mean values that exceeds 140/90 mmHg. It is normal to have higher blood pressure values after a physical or an emotional stress, so it is important to judge on mean day and night values.

Hypertension is divided in two groups: essential or idiopathic hypertension without an identifiable cause and secondary hypertension, usually in young ages, meaning that is a secondary cause of it. This cause might be a renal disease, an endocrine problem, a cardiovascular pathology.

In general, hypertension doesn't give any symptom. In other cases, when we deal with a hypertensive cries it normal to feel difficulties in breathing deeply, headaches, chest discomfort, dizziness.

Leaving your blood preasure untreated will slowly modify your heart so its mandatory to treat it.

If I was your treating doctor i will recommend a full check up with blood test analyze, a electrocardioram, echo-cardiography and a pressure holter monitoring to check your mean values.

Only after this we can really know how to treat your hypertension.
Hope I was helpful.
Best regards.
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Suggest Treatment For Fast Heart Rate And Heaviness In The Chest

Hello and thank you for using HCM. I carefully read your question and I understand your concern. I will try to explain and give you my opinion. We talk about hypertension if we have mean values that exceeds 140/90 mmHg. It is normal to have higher blood pressure values after a physical or an emotional stress, so it is important to judge on mean day and night values. Hypertension is divided in two groups: essential or idiopathic hypertension without an identifiable cause and secondary hypertension, usually in young ages, meaning that is a secondary cause of it. This cause might be a renal disease, an endocrine problem, a cardiovascular pathology. In general, hypertension doesn t give any symptom. In other cases, when we deal with a hypertensive cries it normal to feel difficulties in breathing deeply, headaches, chest discomfort, dizziness. Leaving your blood preasure untreated will slowly modify your heart so its mandatory to treat it. If I was your treating doctor i will recommend a full check up with blood test analyze, a electrocardioram, echo-cardiography and a pressure holter monitoring to check your mean values. Only after this we can really know how to treat your hypertension. Hope I was helpful. Best regards.