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Could Constant Chest Pain With Shortness Of Breath Diagnosed As Not Cardiac Be Just Anxiety?

i have had chest pain for several months. at emerg they determined it was not cardiac (ekg and blood work). could it just be anxiety? or could it be a blockage? i have shortness of breath with walking up a flight of stairs, feel lathargic and have a tight feeling in my arms
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
Since your ECG and blood workup is normal, there is very less possibility of cardiac cause for your chest pain.
And yes anxiety can cause the similar symptoms. So anxiety can be the cause in your case.
But I advice you to consult pulmonologist and get done chest x ray and PFT (pulmonary function test) to rule out bronchitis.
As all your symptoms can be seen in bronchitis.
You should also get done stress test to rule out cardiac cause.
So if Chest x ray, PFT and stress test, all are Normal then anxiety must be the cause in your case.
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Could Constant Chest Pain With Shortness Of Breath Diagnosed As Not Cardiac Be Just Anxiety?

Thanks for your question on HCM. Since your ECG and blood workup is normal, there is very less possibility of cardiac cause for your chest pain. And yes anxiety can cause the similar symptoms. So anxiety can be the cause in your case. But I advice you to consult pulmonologist and get done chest x ray and PFT (pulmonary function test) to rule out bronchitis. As all your symptoms can be seen in bronchitis. You should also get done stress test to rule out cardiac cause. So if Chest x ray, PFT and stress test, all are Normal then anxiety must be the cause in your case.