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What Causes Recurrent Pain In The Chest?

Im a 64 yr female who had a stroke in march back in june i had a pain in the center of but more to the left of my chest that comes and goes. i told my primary who sent me to a cardio dr who put me on plavix. since my stroke i have been put on high blood pressure meds and cholesterol. my ? is why and what should do if i keep having these pains as they are getting more frequent?
Thu, 1 Feb 2018
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Hello,
Thank you for your query.

* when you had your cardio consult, did they do an Electrocardiogram, echocradiogram or angiogram?
* do you smoke? or consume alcohol?
* when you have these pains, do you have any breathing difficulty, sweating, radiation of pain, dizziness?
* what kind of a pain is it? how would you describe it?
* what triggers or relives the pain?

I recommend:
- visit your cardiologist again . If the pain is cardiac ,in origin, you will need and angiogram to detect the degree and number of blocks.
- if it is not cardiac in origin, you will need to have a gastroenterologist consult to check for acid reflux or ulcer disease which can cause similar symptoms.
- Blood tests ( cardiac enzymes, lipid profile and blood sugar panel). more based on clinical examination.

please maintain a log as to when your pain occurs, how long it lasts, characterisitics of the pain, what triggers it, what relieves it, where all you feel the pain.
This will help to diagnose the source of the pain.

based on the cause, treatment and lifestyle modifications will be advised.
Hope this helps.
wish you good health
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What Causes Recurrent Pain In The Chest?

Hello, Thank you for your query. * when you had your cardio consult, did they do an Electrocardiogram, echocradiogram or angiogram? * do you smoke? or consume alcohol? * when you have these pains, do you have any breathing difficulty, sweating, radiation of pain, dizziness? * what kind of a pain is it? how would you describe it? * what triggers or relives the pain? I recommend: - visit your cardiologist again . If the pain is cardiac ,in origin, you will need and angiogram to detect the degree and number of blocks. - if it is not cardiac in origin, you will need to have a gastroenterologist consult to check for acid reflux or ulcer disease which can cause similar symptoms. - Blood tests ( cardiac enzymes, lipid profile and blood sugar panel). more based on clinical examination. please maintain a log as to when your pain occurs, how long it lasts, characterisitics of the pain, what triggers it, what relieves it, where all you feel the pain. This will help to diagnose the source of the pain. based on the cause, treatment and lifestyle modifications will be advised. Hope this helps. wish you good health