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What Causes Chest Pain In A Person With High Cholesterol?

I am a 35 year old man with poor diet and high cholesterol,i have recently been into hospital with chest pains not a heart attack possible angina attack,they found a problem on my ecg (right side) my pulse at rest when they were taking it was around the 100 bpm mark,i have to go back in for scans at a later date should i be worried what could it be?
Thu, 28 May 2015
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This could be coronary artery disease (CAD), which is blockage in the arteries going to the heart, and which could result in angina or heart attack. High cholesterol is a risk factor for CAD, so the combination of chest pain in a person with high cholesterol points first at the possibility of CAD. You don't say exactly what the abnormality on your EKG was, but any abnormalities need to be investigated especially when associated with high cholesterol and chest pain. The next step is to do a stress scan of your heart to see if there is evidence for a coronary artery being blocked. Your pulse was a little high but that could have been due to anxiety and pain. You don't mention any irregular heartbeats which would be seen on EKG and could be associated with CAD or other heart disease, so that is good. Be sure to get the tests done to be sure what this could be. Hope this answers your question.
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What Causes Chest Pain In A Person With High Cholesterol?

This could be coronary artery disease (CAD), which is blockage in the arteries going to the heart, and which could result in angina or heart attack. High cholesterol is a risk factor for CAD, so the combination of chest pain in a person with high cholesterol points first at the possibility of CAD. You don t say exactly what the abnormality on your EKG was, but any abnormalities need to be investigated especially when associated with high cholesterol and chest pain. The next step is to do a stress scan of your heart to see if there is evidence for a coronary artery being blocked. Your pulse was a little high but that could have been due to anxiety and pain. You don t mention any irregular heartbeats which would be seen on EKG and could be associated with CAD or other heart disease, so that is good. Be sure to get the tests done to be sure what this could be. Hope this answers your question.