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What Causes Recurrent Chest Pain And Breathlessness?

I ve been getting chest pains. It comes and goes. It s been happening for months, maybe years. I notice it more at night. I also get shortness/tightness of breath, so I use an albuterol inhaler. The pain is in the center of my chest and feels like an achy and is every now and then. I do have an irregular heart beat. I was supposed to have more heart tests done when I was 19 (I m 34, now, I m also 170lbs and 4 11 , I know I m overweight), but we couldn t afford it. My mom just passed away last month. She had a major heart attack and lived for another 2 months. There is heart problems that runs in my family. I am not an active person like I used to be, I want to be active again and lose weight. Sometimes, I also get very short dizzy spells. I have gotten anxiety/panic attacks before. I just want to know if this chest pain that I get almost every day is something to worry about. I can t afford to go to a cardiologist right now and I know I need a referral anyway. Is this chest pain something to worry about?
Wed, 1 Aug 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

After going through the medical details provided by you I understand your concern and i would like to tell you that considering your young age and anxiety factor your symptoms can not be cardiac but as you have an existing family history of cardiac disease and your overweight a basic cardiac evaluation is required. Kindly get an ECG, Echocardiography and Treadmill test done. Its highly recommended for you to cut down on your fat and adapt a active lifestyle to avoid cardiac disease in future.

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What Causes Recurrent Chest Pain And Breathlessness?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. After going through the medical details provided by you I understand your concern and i would like to tell you that considering your young age and anxiety factor your symptoms can not be cardiac but as you have an existing family history of cardiac disease and your overweight a basic cardiac evaluation is required. Kindly get an ECG, Echocardiography and Treadmill test done. Its highly recommended for you to cut down on your fat and adapt a active lifestyle to avoid cardiac disease in future. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.