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What Causes Severe Tightness In The Left Side Of The Chest?
I sometimes feel a sense of tightness (no pain) in my left cheat. I find blood pressure going up in the 150-154 range when I feel this pressure. I have started taking Amlopidine -5 twice a day instead of once earlier. I also take Losacar 50. I had two stents in 2010 and 2012. I have diabetes which is a little higher than the limit. 1. Do you think this feeling of tightness is a warning sign? (Sometimes it is relieved by anticid). 2. What emergency medicine I should keep on hand to reduce sudden rise of blood pressure? Regards Saibal
Mon, 19 Dec 2016
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You are having diabetes and positive cardiac history
Hence left side chest tightness should not be neglected and investigation done as follow....
-Blood pressure measurement
-Auscultation
-EKG
-Echocardiography only if needed etc
According to cause further specific treatment given
If cardiac cause not present than this could be from muscular strain or by referred pain from gastritis
Avoid stress
Regularly check your blood pressure, if not controlled by one medication than two antihypertensive drug combination can be Prescribed
Take care
With keeping this in mind consult physician for examination
You are having diabetes and positive cardiac history
Hence left side chest tightness should not be neglected and investigation done as follow....
-Blood pressure measurement
-Auscultation
-EKG
-Echocardiography only if needed etc
According to cause further specific treatment given
If cardiac cause not present than this could be from muscular strain or by referred pain from gastritis
Avoid stress
Regularly check your blood pressure, if not controlled by one medication than two antihypertensive drug combination can be Prescribed
Take care
With keeping this in mind consult physician for examination
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