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Suggest Treatment For Chest Pain Due High BP
I went to ER with chest pains. Results no heart attack. Had echo and stress test next day and the dr said enlarged heart ? I ask what causes that aND he said high BP, but I've never had:( my BP runs about 117/74 to maybe 120/76.. Any idea about what I should or shouldn't do?
Thu, 27 Aug 2015
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I have gone through your query.Thanks for using HCM.
in your information there is some paradoxical information.ECHO can not be normal if heart is enlarged.But some times thickened wall of ventricles produce enlarge shadow on xray chest,this may be a possibility.Commonest cause of such thickened heart walls is high BP.few normal readings of blood pressure do not rule out hypertension.I suggest you to get Ambulatory BP monitoring ro rule out hypertension in your case.
i need to review your ecg,echo to guide you properly
My best wishes
Dr.Rajesh Teli,MD.
I have gone through your query.Thanks for using HCM.
in your information there is some paradoxical information.ECHO can not be normal if heart is enlarged.But some times thickened wall of ventricles produce enlarge shadow on xray chest,this may be a possibility.Commonest cause of such thickened heart walls is high BP.few normal readings of blood pressure do not rule out hypertension.I suggest you to get Ambulatory BP monitoring ro rule out hypertension in your case.
i need to review your ecg,echo to guide you properly
My best wishes
Dr.Rajesh Teli,MD.
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