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What Causes Squeezing Sensation And Tightness In The Chest?

I am 52 yeas old and had my medical check-up done. I am Hypertensive since 10 years without any family history and it was due to mental stress. I am under medication and my BP is under control. In my recent medica check-up report, everything is normal but during 9 minutes of walk on the treadmill, report showed mildly positive. Cardiologist evaluated my report and asked me did I got any pain or breathing problem during test. Since it was not there, he wrote negetive in the place of positive in the report. Now since last two weeks, I am having tightness, squeezing on my left side of the chest and also tiredness on left hand. Also sometimes I feel imbalance of my body and this is only sometimes even when I am on rest. I do brisk walk and sometimes swimming. During Exercise/brisk walk I do not get any pain or problem in breathing. When see the symptoms in the internet, symptoms are related to heart problem. Please advise
Mon, 27 May 2019
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Hi,

Heart or blood vessel problems that can cause chest pain are angina or a heart attack. The most common symptom is chest pain that may feel like tightness, heavy pressure, squeezing or crushing pain. Swelling (inflammation) in the sac that surrounds the heart (pericarditis) causes pain in the center part of the chest.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Thank you.

Regards,
Dr. Monish De
Oncologist
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What Causes Squeezing Sensation And Tightness In The Chest?

Hi, Heart or blood vessel problems that can cause chest pain are angina or a heart attack. The most common symptom is chest pain that may feel like tightness, heavy pressure, squeezing or crushing pain. Swelling (inflammation) in the sac that surrounds the heart (pericarditis) causes pain in the center part of the chest. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Thank you. Regards, Dr. Monish De Oncologist