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What Causes Severe Left-sided Chest Discomfort And Breathlessness?

i have chronic discomfort in the left side of my chest, not painful though. This started one morning I woke up and my heart rate was about 2.5x the rate of my normal heart beat and went to the hospital. I also have random twitching in my muscles that aren t painful. At night my discomfort is worse, and I can feel that my heart beat isn t regular. I ve also noticed I sometimes have a shortness of breath in the cold, but I could just be paranoid.
Thu, 17 Aug 2017
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Your all symptoms, left sided chest discomfort, irregular heart beats, breathlessness etc are more suggestive of heart diseases like coronary artery disease (CAD), arrhythmia, heart failure etc.
So better to consult cardiologist and get done blood pressure monitoring, ecg, 2d echo and stress test (trade mill test).
If all these are normal then no need to worry for heart diseases.
Sometimes excessive stress, anxiety and panic disorder can also cause similar symptoms.
So avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm.
Don't worry, you will be alright but first rule out heart diseases.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Causes Severe Left-sided Chest Discomfort And Breathlessness?

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. Your all symptoms, left sided chest discomfort, irregular heart beats, breathlessness etc are more suggestive of heart diseases like coronary artery disease (CAD), arrhythmia, heart failure etc. So better to consult cardiologist and get done blood pressure monitoring, ecg, 2d echo and stress test (trade mill test). If all these are normal then no need to worry for heart diseases. Sometimes excessive stress, anxiety and panic disorder can also cause similar symptoms. So avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm. Don t worry, you will be alright but first rule out heart diseases. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.