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What Causes Pain In The Left Arm While Walking And Has Cholesterol Under Control?

I am 43 years old had high cholestorol but got it under control I have walked several times this week and at the beginning of the walk my left arm hurt a little but after the first lap it stops I am walking outside and the temps have been anywhere from 40 to 55
Fri, 8 Sep 2017
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Hi, If I were your treating Doctor for this case of arm pain with high cholesterol level, I would come up with two possibilities, these include:

1-Cardiac problem should be excluded by doing ECG and ECHO as High cholesterol level is a cause for atherosclerosis which is a risk factor for Ischemic heart disease.This also because IHD mostly present by radicular pain to left arm.

2- Myositis in the arm muscles and this can be treated by muscle relaxant .Also you should do plain x-ray to exclude any bony problem.
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What Causes Pain In The Left Arm While Walking And Has Cholesterol Under Control?

Hi, If I were your treating Doctor for this case of arm pain with high cholesterol level, I would come up with two possibilities, these include: 1-Cardiac problem should be excluded by doing ECG and ECHO as High cholesterol level is a cause for atherosclerosis which is a risk factor for Ischemic heart disease.This also because IHD mostly present by radicular pain to left arm. 2- Myositis in the arm muscles and this can be treated by muscle relaxant .Also you should do plain x-ray to exclude any bony problem.