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What Causes Severe Chest And Arm Pain?

Hi I have a question about my blood pressure ... I ve always had a very high one ..and 2 days ago was finally treated with some BP meds ...I also just had a hysterectomy 2 weeks ago lately the last few months I have chest and arm pain and have gone to the er on a few occasions and they have found nothing...tonight I took my blood pressure it is 165/99 that s what it has been lately in that range but my pulse was 117 that s a bit higher than usual I know it s too early for the medicine to work but I m worried and the pain often scares me I guess I m not sure what to do since usually I m turned away at the hospital
Fri, 12 Sep 2014
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Hi welcome to HCM.
You seem to have elevated blood pressure.The normal for your age and sex is 110-130/60-90 mm of hg.Elevated blood pressure can cause increased cardiac work load which can precipitate/reduced blood supply leading to chest pain which can radiate to arm.I advice you to have a baseline EKG ,a screening 2 dimensional echo,and a tread mill testing.Antihypertensives are needed in your case to control blood pressure.Consult your doctor for further queries.
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What Causes Severe Chest And Arm Pain?

Hi welcome to HCM. You seem to have elevated blood pressure.The normal for your age and sex is 110-130/60-90 mm of hg.Elevated blood pressure can cause increased cardiac work load which can precipitate/reduced blood supply leading to chest pain which can radiate to arm.I advice you to have a baseline EKG ,a screening 2 dimensional echo,and a tread mill testing.Antihypertensives are needed in your case to control blood pressure.Consult your doctor for further queries. Thank you