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Suggest Treatment For Rib Cage Pain And Heart Palpitations

Hi, I suddenly have a horrible feeling under my ribcage on the left near my heart but just under, it s similar to a heart palpitation but it goes on for about 40seconds at a time and happens every few minutes or so and feels like something is beating very hard against my ribs or skin. I can feel it with my hand if I touch my ribs when it s happening. Any idea what this is as I ve never experienced this feeling before. Thank u. Kirsty.
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Hi welcome to HCM.
I understand your query and concern.
This kind of rib pain should be ruled out for pericarditis as in your case.This needs following set of investigations.I advise you to have a baseline 2 dimensional echocardiography,ECG and lipid profile to assess the basic cardiac reserve of your heart.Restrict the intake of salt to less than 6g/day.Regular physical exercise in the form of brisk walk for 20 min a day for 5 days a week is pretty useful.Drugs like antihypertensives and antiarrhythmics will help.Reduce the intake of fatty and fried food.One pomegranate a day will help to keep your heart at good pace without clot formation. Steroids will help to control the symptoms effectively.
Consult a Cardiologist for further expert management.Post your further queries if any.
Thank you.
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Suggest Treatment For Rib Cage Pain And Heart Palpitations

Hi welcome to HCM. I understand your query and concern. This kind of rib pain should be ruled out for pericarditis as in your case.This needs following set of investigations.I advise you to have a baseline 2 dimensional echocardiography,ECG and lipid profile to assess the basic cardiac reserve of your heart.Restrict the intake of salt to less than 6g/day.Regular physical exercise in the form of brisk walk for 20 min a day for 5 days a week is pretty useful.Drugs like antihypertensives and antiarrhythmics will help.Reduce the intake of fatty and fried food.One pomegranate a day will help to keep your heart at good pace without clot formation. Steroids will help to control the symptoms effectively. Consult a Cardiologist for further expert management.Post your further queries if any. Thank you.