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Suggest Treatment For Left Sided Chest Pain

I have been having some what I think is stomach problems since jan. 11 2014 when I was taken to the ED for smoke inhalation. Also I have been having pains in my left chest what I think is gas. I can move or belch and it will go away shortly after. Some days I keep a dull pain in my left chest. The pain doesn t go anywhere as far to my arm, neck or jaw. I am just really concerned. I seen a cardio about two months ago he done EKG stated he didn t think it was my heart. I am a Firefighter/EMT I had my partner do a 12 Lead couple days ago when I was having the pain and it showed some possibly elevation in v3 and v4 not hardly enough to note
Mon, 3 Nov 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
In my opinion you should get done holter monitoring.
Holter monitoring is continuous ECG recording through out the day (24 hours of recording).
You may have angina. So at the time out chest pain you may have ECG and when you reach to the hospital by that time pain subsided and ecg comes normal. So holter monitoring can pick up ecg finding at the onset of pain.
You can also go for angiography to rule out coronary artery narrowing. It is the best gold standard test to rule out coronary artery disease. So if possible consult cardiologist and discuss all these.
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Suggest Treatment For Left Sided Chest Pain

Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion you should get done holter monitoring. Holter monitoring is continuous ECG recording through out the day (24 hours of recording). You may have angina. So at the time out chest pain you may have ECG and when you reach to the hospital by that time pain subsided and ecg comes normal. So holter monitoring can pick up ecg finding at the onset of pain. You can also go for angiography to rule out coronary artery narrowing. It is the best gold standard test to rule out coronary artery disease. So if possible consult cardiologist and discuss all these.