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Getting Constricting Of Veins And Arteries Manly In The Hands And Arms And Chest Pain. What Is Wrong?
Question: Constricting of veins and arteries manly in the hands and arms, legs and feet, get shortness of XXXXXXX and chronic chest pain particularly on left side of chest and on back scapular area? Scalp becomes chronically inflammed and painful the touch as well. Caused me to be home bound.
Hello and thanks for posting the query,
As per the detail provided by you it seems that you are suffering from vascular disease. It may be totally related to heart and may be any atherosclerotic disease in arteries or veins supplying to extremities and brain.
There are a few risk factors associated with atherosclerotic vascular disease; that includes Family History, Diabetes, Overweight, Lack of exercise, Raised cholesterol, raised Triglycerides, Low good cholesterol, stress and age above 40. These risks can be sorted by your treating doctor with the help of battery of test. The following are a few that are important:
1. You have a history of chest pain with shortness of breath; we have to be investigated for Coronary Artery Disease. Coronary angiography is entailed.
2. History of blackout indicates us to investigate us for atherosclerotic disease in Carotid artery (artery supplying blood to brain). Any less flow of blood to brain results in Ischemic attack that causes blackout or weakness in any part of body for few seconds to minutes. Blackout can also be related to arrhythmia. Carotid Colour Doppler with or without carotid artery Doppler are entailed.
3. Others symptoms are the associated symptoms which are related to these disease. Colour Doppler studies of peripheral arteries will help us identify the associated condition.
Please consult your cardiologist. The aforementioned tests can be streamlined accordingly.
If any of the above tests are done, I would be interested to know the results. You may post the reports using the sites uploader.
Hope this helps. Write back if you have any other related query.
Best Wishes
Dr. Kulbir Singh
WWW.WWWW.WW
As per the detail provided by you it seems that you are suffering from vascular disease. It may be totally related to heart and may be any atherosclerotic disease in arteries or veins supplying to extremities and brain.
There are a few risk factors associated with atherosclerotic vascular disease; that includes Family History, Diabetes, Overweight, Lack of exercise, Raised cholesterol, raised Triglycerides, Low good cholesterol, stress and age above 40. These risks can be sorted by your treating doctor with the help of battery of test. The following are a few that are important:
1. You have a history of chest pain with shortness of breath; we have to be investigated for Coronary Artery Disease. Coronary angiography is entailed.
2. History of blackout indicates us to investigate us for atherosclerotic disease in Carotid artery (artery supplying blood to brain). Any less flow of blood to brain results in Ischemic attack that causes blackout or weakness in any part of body for few seconds to minutes. Blackout can also be related to arrhythmia. Carotid Colour Doppler with or without carotid artery Doppler are entailed.
3. Others symptoms are the associated symptoms which are related to these disease. Colour Doppler studies of peripheral arteries will help us identify the associated condition.
Please consult your cardiologist. The aforementioned tests can be streamlined accordingly.
If any of the above tests are done, I would be interested to know the results. You may post the reports using the sites uploader.
Hope this helps. Write back if you have any other related query.
Best Wishes
Dr. Kulbir Singh
WWW.WWWW.WW
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