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What Causes Sharp Chest Pain?
Question: sharp pains of left side of my chest
Brief Answer:
Can be cardiac pain.
Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for posting query on this forum.
Left sided chest pain) can be angina(cardiac pain). Feeling may include a dull ache, heaviness, tightness, a burning sensation in chest especially if present behind breastbone.
Atherosclerosis is a major cause of chest pain and is caused by hardening of the arteries. This disease process can be seen in any blood vessel in the body and is the cause of coronary artery disease, stroke, and peripheral arterial disease.
I would suggest you few baseline tests of cardiology to see if there is coronary artery disease or not.
Stress test-A cardiac stress test measures a heart's ability to respond to external stress any ischemia is suggested by ST-T changes on monitor.
2d echo-Motion of wall of heart and cardiac output is seen.Abdominal aortic aneurysm can be seen in 2d echo.
Tread mill test and 2d echo are 85% sensitive to rule out cardiac diseases.
Apart from that lipid profile,Fasting and pp blood sugar should be checked.
If all these tests are normal,Then you are clear from cardiac side.
Thanks.
Can be cardiac pain.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for posting query on this forum.
Left sided chest pain) can be angina(cardiac pain). Feeling may include a dull ache, heaviness, tightness, a burning sensation in chest especially if present behind breastbone.
Atherosclerosis is a major cause of chest pain and is caused by hardening of the arteries. This disease process can be seen in any blood vessel in the body and is the cause of coronary artery disease, stroke, and peripheral arterial disease.
I would suggest you few baseline tests of cardiology to see if there is coronary artery disease or not.
Stress test-A cardiac stress test measures a heart's ability to respond to external stress any ischemia is suggested by ST-T changes on monitor.
2d echo-Motion of wall of heart and cardiac output is seen.Abdominal aortic aneurysm can be seen in 2d echo.
Tread mill test and 2d echo are 85% sensitive to rule out cardiac diseases.
Apart from that lipid profile,Fasting and pp blood sugar should be checked.
If all these tests are normal,Then you are clear from cardiac side.
Thanks.
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