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What Causes Unusual Discomfort In The Upper Left Chest While Walking?

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Posted on Wed, 3 May 2017
Question: I have a question about a weird sensation in my left upper chest. It only happens when I walk fast then goes away. It's like a burp building up associated with palpitations. I'm overweight, HTN and high cholesterol. I'm 59
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Answered by Dr. Rishu Saxena (24 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Classical angina.

Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for choosing HealthcareMagic for your query.
Most likely the sensation you are trying to explain is angina.Classical angina is associated with exertion and relieves on resting.
I would strongly recommend you to go for few baseline tests of cardiology like
2 d echo- wall motion of heart will be appreciated.In case there is any ischemia regional wall motion abnormality will be seen.

Stress test- You are made to run on a treadmill and evg recordings will ne taken.Any ST-T change is suggestive of ischemia or coronary artery disease.

Combined together 2d echo and treadmill test are more then 85% sensitive to rule out coronary artery disease.

I would suggest you to go for these two baseline tests of cardiology initially before giving you any further opinion.

Regards
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What Causes Unusual Discomfort In The Upper Left Chest While Walking?

Brief Answer: Classical angina. Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for choosing HealthcareMagic for your query. Most likely the sensation you are trying to explain is angina.Classical angina is associated with exertion and relieves on resting. I would strongly recommend you to go for few baseline tests of cardiology like 2 d echo- wall motion of heart will be appreciated.In case there is any ischemia regional wall motion abnormality will be seen. Stress test- You are made to run on a treadmill and evg recordings will ne taken.Any ST-T change is suggestive of ischemia or coronary artery disease. Combined together 2d echo and treadmill test are more then 85% sensitive to rule out coronary artery disease. I would suggest you to go for these two baseline tests of cardiology initially before giving you any further opinion. Regards