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How To Treat Chest Heaviness?
Hi, i just have 1 quick quesiton please..
For a while now (at least a couple of years), i've been experiencing a little bit of heaviness in the center of my chest, it sorta feel's like a small weight is just sitting on the top of my chest. I went to the hospital last year for it & they didn't do much for me. I'm constantly pressing my hand to my chest to get some minor relief. Should i be worried?
For a while now (at least a couple of years), i've been experiencing a little bit of heaviness in the center of my chest, it sorta feel's like a small weight is just sitting on the top of my chest. I went to the hospital last year for it & they didn't do much for me. I'm constantly pressing my hand to my chest to get some minor relief. Should i be worried?
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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* Brief Answer: chest pain or heaviness is a bit of concern.
*Explanation: My opinion is that chest pain or tightness has a lot of differentials, but most important thing to exclude is ischemic heart disease, you need to check for that with your physician , also other causes are gastritis , esophageal spasms, , musculoskeletal , etc.
I suggest my patients the following : detailed medical history regarding risk factors, electrocardiogram, some labs like cardiac enzymes, lipid profile.
The information provided by you is not sufficient to provide a good opinion.
If someone comes to me with this condition I would ask them about others comorbidities like diabetes hypertension , etc. also details about characteristics of chest heaviness.
*Conclusion: I suggest you check with your physician.
If you have any further questions I will be happy to help, If not, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish you good health.
* Brief Answer: chest pain or heaviness is a bit of concern.
*Explanation: My opinion is that chest pain or tightness has a lot of differentials, but most important thing to exclude is ischemic heart disease, you need to check for that with your physician , also other causes are gastritis , esophageal spasms, , musculoskeletal , etc.
I suggest my patients the following : detailed medical history regarding risk factors, electrocardiogram, some labs like cardiac enzymes, lipid profile.
The information provided by you is not sufficient to provide a good opinion.
If someone comes to me with this condition I would ask them about others comorbidities like diabetes hypertension , etc. also details about characteristics of chest heaviness.
*Conclusion: I suggest you check with your physician.
If you have any further questions I will be happy to help, If not, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish you good health.
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