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Suggest Treatment For Tightness In Chest And Fast Heart Rate

For the past three days my chest tightens up and I feel like its harder to breath. Every now and then my arm feels like it has a lot of pressure up around the shoulder when this occurs. My heartbeat also feels like it s getting faster. This happens several times a day and it stay with me a little longer each time it comes. I really hate to go to the hospital for anything.
Tue, 20 Nov 2018
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Hello,

Anyway, before coming to this conclusion, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam and some tests:
- a resting ECG
- a chest X-ray study
- complete blood count for anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance.

An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring would help examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged time and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka,
Cardiologist
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Suggest Treatment For Tightness In Chest And Fast Heart Rate

Hello, Anyway, before coming to this conclusion, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam and some tests: - a resting ECG - a chest X-ray study - complete blood count for anemia - thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction - blood electrolytes for possible imbalance. An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring would help examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged time and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist