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What Could High Triglicerides With Chest Pain Indicate?

My daughter is 20 years old, trim and fit. She has high triglicerides (sp?). She had been experiencing increasing frequent occurrences of a racing hear and chest pain which lasts for days. They are not always coincident. She had an EKG and they said it was fine. What could this be?
Tue, 8 Sep 2015
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Hello!

Thank you for asking on HCM!

I understand your concern, and would explain that her symptoms may be related to a metabolic disorder like hyperthyroidism, which is a dysfunction of the thyroid gland.

High triglycerides can also be related with pacreatitis, and a hormonal imbalance (like ovarian cysts). So a comprehensive differential diagnosis should be done to establish the possible cause of her symptomatology.

I would recommend consulting with her GP for a careful physical examination, a chest x ray, and abdominal ultrasound and some blood lab tests:

- complete blood count
- thyroid hormone levels
- blood electrolytes
- amylazemia
- fasting glucose
- cortisol plasma levels
- kidney and liver function tests , etc.

An ambulatory 24-48 hour ECG monitoring is needed if suspicions of a possible cardiac arrhythmia are raised.

Hope to have been helpful!

Best regards,

Dr. Iliri
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What Could High Triglicerides With Chest Pain Indicate?

Hello! Thank you for asking on HCM! I understand your concern, and would explain that her symptoms may be related to a metabolic disorder like hyperthyroidism, which is a dysfunction of the thyroid gland. High triglycerides can also be related with pacreatitis, and a hormonal imbalance (like ovarian cysts). So a comprehensive differential diagnosis should be done to establish the possible cause of her symptomatology. I would recommend consulting with her GP for a careful physical examination, a chest x ray, and abdominal ultrasound and some blood lab tests: - complete blood count - thyroid hormone levels - blood electrolytes - amylazemia - fasting glucose - cortisol plasma levels - kidney and liver function tests , etc. An ambulatory 24-48 hour ECG monitoring is needed if suspicions of a possible cardiac arrhythmia are raised. Hope to have been helpful! Best regards, Dr. Iliri