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What Causes Chest Pain Radiating To The Left Arm?

ive been having chest pains all over the pain will go in my left arm sometimes and I feel like my heart is going to stop. plus ive been having pressure on my chest and a lot of upper back pain. I went to the er and they said that I have costochondritis and pleurisy but I think its more than that because ive been like this for over a month now and im not getting any better. could this be heart disease??? please help me I don t have any insurance or any money to go to a regular doctor for help
Tue, 21 Oct 2014
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Hi welcome to HCM.
Chest pain in your case with arm radiation has to be evaluated further through baseline ecg and 2 dimensional echo of the heart to rule out organic heart pathology.In presence of any baseline ecg changes suggestive of ischemia,a coronary angiography is advised to demonstrate accurately the presence of blood clots in the circulation.Restrict the intake of salt to less than 6 gm/day.Maintain your blood pressure under 130/80 mm of hg.Drugs like antiplatelets will help to prevent the development of acute coronary syndromes in the long run.Consult your cardiologist for further care.
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What Causes Chest Pain Radiating To The Left Arm?

Hi welcome to HCM. Chest pain in your case with arm radiation has to be evaluated further through baseline ecg and 2 dimensional echo of the heart to rule out organic heart pathology.In presence of any baseline ecg changes suggestive of ischemia,a coronary angiography is advised to demonstrate accurately the presence of blood clots in the circulation.Restrict the intake of salt to less than 6 gm/day.Maintain your blood pressure under 130/80 mm of hg.Drugs like antiplatelets will help to prevent the development of acute coronary syndromes in the long run.Consult your cardiologist for further care. Thank you.