What Causes Heart Arrhythmia And Tightness In The Neck?
I would explain as follows:
Detailed Answer:
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I carefully passed through your question and would explain that it is important performing a comprehensive differential diagnosis between different causes that may lead to this symptomatology:
- possible cardiac arrhythmia
- possible gastro-esophageal reflux
- a sleep disorder, including sleep apnea or a nightmare coupled with anxiety
- an electrolyte imbalance which can lead to cardiac arrhythmia
So I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests:
- a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound to examine your heart
- a chest X ray study
- blood gas analysis
- further lab blood tests (complete blood count, PCR, sedimentation rate, blood electrolytes, kidney and liver function tests, fasting glucose).
If the problem repeats, an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring would be helpful to exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.
If suspicions of possible gastro-esophageal reflux are raised, a fibrogastro-scopy would also help.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri