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What Causes Constant Pain In Heart And Having Mitral Valve Stenosis?
My name is Melissa and I am 28 years old. I have 2 kids (3 and 1yrs old). I had rhuematic fever when i was young and had a mitral valve stenosis at 19years. My heart is constantly in pain but in a specific area. I feel a consistent pain under the rib cage and am not sure why. What could it be?
Thu, 27 Apr 2017
Hello Melissa!
I would like to have some more information on your concern:
- Is the pain triggered by deep breathing or body movements? This would indicate musculo-skeletal pain.
- Is the pain triggered by straining physical activity? This type of pain could be related to a cardiac disorder.
Anyway, considering your past medical history, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests to investigate for the possible causes underlying your symptoms:
- a cardiac ultrasound to evaluate the mitral valve opening size and other possible valvular problems.
- an exercise cardiac stress test
- a resting ECG
- a chest X ray study
- complete blood count
- PCR and ESR for possible inflammation.
Meanwhile, I would recommend taking ibuprofen. If it helps relieve the pain, it would indicate a musculo-skeletal pain.
Hope to have been helpful!
Wishing good health,
Dr. Iliri
I would like to have some more information on your concern:
- Is the pain triggered by deep breathing or body movements? This would indicate musculo-skeletal pain.
- Is the pain triggered by straining physical activity? This type of pain could be related to a cardiac disorder.
Anyway, considering your past medical history, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests to investigate for the possible causes underlying your symptoms:
- a cardiac ultrasound to evaluate the mitral valve opening size and other possible valvular problems.
- an exercise cardiac stress test
- a resting ECG
- a chest X ray study
- complete blood count
- PCR and ESR for possible inflammation.
Meanwhile, I would recommend taking ibuprofen. If it helps relieve the pain, it would indicate a musculo-skeletal pain.
Hope to have been helpful!
Wishing good health,
Dr. Iliri
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