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What Causes Coldness In Chest Around Heart While On Heart Catheter?
I just recieved a heart cath due to numbness in my arms all the way to my fingertips. Chest pain, facial cramping.... Everything checked out looking good. I have a cold feeling in my chest around my heart area but is more noticable when I inhale. Can you tell me what this may be?
I understand your concern and would explain that your symptoms could be related to anxiety.
Anyway, considering the procedure that you have gone through, I would recommend performing further tests to exclude other possible causes that may mimic this clinical scenario:
- complete blood count for anemia - thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction - blood electrolytes for possible imbalance - a cervical spine X ray study for possible degenerations in this region or a bulging disc which may lead to irradiating numbness in the arms - inflammation tests (PCR, ESR) to investigate for inflammation.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests.
Hope to have been helpful!
Wishing good health,
Dr. Iliri
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What Causes Coldness In Chest Around Heart While On Heart Catheter?
Hello! Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM! I understand your concern and would explain that your symptoms could be related to anxiety. Anyway, considering the procedure that you have gone through, I would recommend performing further tests to exclude other possible causes that may mimic this clinical scenario: - complete blood count for anemia - thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction - blood electrolytes for possible imbalance - a cervical spine X ray study for possible degenerations in this region or a bulging disc which may lead to irradiating numbness in the arms - inflammation tests (PCR, ESR) to investigate for inflammation. You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests. Hope to have been helpful! Wishing good health, Dr. Iliri