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What Could Chest Pain With High Cholesterol Suggest?
HELLO. I HAVE A HISTORY OF A BILATERAL PE. I WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR IT LAST YEAR IN JULY. I HAVE BEEN HAVING CHEST PAINS SINCE. I WENT TO A CARDIOLOGIST, BUT HE DIDN T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. RECENTLY I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE HIGH CHOLESTEROL. IVE BEEN HAVING MORE CHEST PAIN MORE FREQUENT, WITH PAIN ALSO IN MY NECK.
Mon, 10 Nov 2014
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In my opinion you are at high risk for heart disease so better to rule out this first. Risk factors in your case are
1. High cholesterol
2. Past history of pulmonary embolism.
3. Constant chest pain.
So get done 2D ECHO and TMT (Trade Mill Test) to rule out cardiac cause.
If these are normal than you may have worsening pulmonary embolism and due to this pulmonary infarction and chest pain.
So get done CT PULMONARY ANGIOGRAPHY to rule out chronic PE.
In my opinion you are at high risk for heart disease so better to rule out this first. Risk factors in your case are
1. High cholesterol
2. Past history of pulmonary embolism.
3. Constant chest pain.
So get done 2D ECHO and TMT (Trade Mill Test) to rule out cardiac cause.
If these are normal than you may have worsening pulmonary embolism and due to this pulmonary infarction and chest pain.
So get done CT PULMONARY ANGIOGRAPHY to rule out chronic PE.
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