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What Causes Prolonged Chest Pain?
Question: Hi, my name is XXXXXXX I have been having chest pain for about three months, I am 53 years old and weigh 170 lbs, I have all the tests including an angiagram which were all clear,I am on tablets to lower blood pressure (which was normal ), lower cholesterol ( 5.1), and a gastro tablet. I continue to have this pain daily from chest to arms lasting approx. 2 min at 10 min intervals for up to 3 hrs. Any ideas ".. Regards XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
Clinical information needed
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Greetings from health care magic!!! I am Dr Thakker and shall be answering your question. I will try my best to answer your question and help you out.
I wish to know the following details from you:
1) Nature of chest pain, location, exaggerating, relieving factor, intensity on grade of 1 to 10. Is the pain related to meals?
2) Associated breathlessness, leg swelling.
3) If there is a history of trauma to the chest?
4) Past medical history with all medicines you are taking currently?
5) If any 2d echo/ angiography report is available? Lipid profile reports if available?
These details are required to know if you have a cardiac or non cardiac pain?
Please get back to me with these details.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Thakker.
Clinical information needed
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Greetings from health care magic!!! I am Dr Thakker and shall be answering your question. I will try my best to answer your question and help you out.
I wish to know the following details from you:
1) Nature of chest pain, location, exaggerating, relieving factor, intensity on grade of 1 to 10. Is the pain related to meals?
2) Associated breathlessness, leg swelling.
3) If there is a history of trauma to the chest?
4) Past medical history with all medicines you are taking currently?
5) If any 2d echo/ angiography report is available? Lipid profile reports if available?
These details are required to know if you have a cardiac or non cardiac pain?
Please get back to me with these details.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Thakker.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
1) chest center to arms painful and sore muscles,rate 9, sitting up straight shallow breathing for 2 min relief,not related to meals.
2) no breathlessness.
3) involved in car crash 5 years ago, seatbelt injuries nothing serious.
4) one gastro tablet, one staten cholesterol (5.1), one aspirin
(precautionary).
5) 2d echo clear, angiogram clear, blood pressure normal, non cardiac.
Regards, XXXX
2) no breathlessness.
3) involved in car crash 5 years ago, seatbelt injuries nothing serious.
4) one gastro tablet, one staten cholesterol (5.1), one aspirin
(precautionary).
5) 2d echo clear, angiogram clear, blood pressure normal, non cardiac.
Regards, XXXX
Brief Answer:
muscular chest pain
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
I have read your response to my questions and the echo and angiogram reports. I hope these are pretty recent.
Given the description of pain, it clinically seems muscular in origin. Also normal angiogram rules out an ischemic heart disease.
Another uncommon presentation would be vitamin d deficiency. I have seen some patients present with chest pain and they responded to vitamin D. I would suggest you to have vitamin D 3 levels done. also a fresh EKG would be helpful to rule out any new cardiac event.
For symptomatic relief I would recommend you a pain reliever and a muscle relaxant.
I hope this helps you out. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to write back to me.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Thakker.
muscular chest pain
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
I have read your response to my questions and the echo and angiogram reports. I hope these are pretty recent.
Given the description of pain, it clinically seems muscular in origin. Also normal angiogram rules out an ischemic heart disease.
Another uncommon presentation would be vitamin d deficiency. I have seen some patients present with chest pain and they responded to vitamin D. I would suggest you to have vitamin D 3 levels done. also a fresh EKG would be helpful to rule out any new cardiac event.
For symptomatic relief I would recommend you a pain reliever and a muscle relaxant.
I hope this helps you out. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to write back to me.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Thakker.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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