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Suggest Treatment For Bulging Veins In Arms And Chest

Posted on Fri, 22 Jan 2016

Question: why causes veins in my arms and chest to turn bright blue randomly and sometimes bulge . it's quite frightening.

Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Possibly due to Heart disease

Detailed Answer:
Hi, I am Dr Mittal. I have read your message. I think I can help you.
Looking into the history of the questions asked by you I find that you have valvular heart disease. In this condition, there are spells of time when the heart doesn't pump blood sufficiently.
During such episodes the veins will Turn blue. once the blood pumps normally again it would disappear.
I would suggest testing a Holter monitoring test to rule out any major arrhythmia.
I have tried to make it as simple as possible. I hope that the information contained in this message will be able to help you find the best solution for your problem. Best of luck. Dr Mittal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Saumya Mittal (42 minutes later)

I've seen a cardiologist had an ekg n an echo cardio nothing showed up. .

Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Needs holter monitor

Detailed Answer:
the problem that I have told you about will not be shown in ekg or echocardiography. that is why I have suggested holter monitor.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar