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What Causes Fluttering Feeling In Chest And Breathlessness?
I have been having a fluttery feeling in my chest on and off today. I have not been weak, dizzy or faint. I have bot been running a fever or sweating. I have however had to stop to catch my breath a few times today after walking up stairs or reading out loud to my class. I have had a cough and cold for over a week now. What could it be?
Wed, 16 Aug 2017
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Your symptoms could be related to a cardiac arrhythmia. But a lung infection can not be excluded either, considering the fact that you have been having fever.
Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests:
-a resting ECG
- a chest X ray study and pulmonary function tests
- a cardiac ultrasound
- complete blood count, PCR, ESR for infection
- thyroid hormone levels
- blood electrolytes.
An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring would help investigate for possible cardiac arrhythmia if suspicions are raised by the above mentioned tests.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Your symptoms could be related to a cardiac arrhythmia. But a lung infection can not be excluded either, considering the fact that you have been having fever.
Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests:
-a resting ECG
- a chest X ray study and pulmonary function tests
- a cardiac ultrasound
- complete blood count, PCR, ESR for infection
- thyroid hormone levels
- blood electrolytes.
An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring would help investigate for possible cardiac arrhythmia if suspicions are raised by the above mentioned tests.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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