Does Heart Disease Cause Muscular Cramps In Calf?

Posted on Sun, 9 Nov 2014

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Sun, 9 Nov 2014 Answered on

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Question : doe's a heart problem cause a series of terrible charley horses in my right calf?

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Not related.

Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
Welcome To HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney.
I understand your concern.
These muscular cramps are unrelated to your heart problem.
In case you are taking a diuretic for heart problems, that might cause hyponatremia and muscular cramps, but they usually occur in both legs.
They are totally otherwise unrelated to heart problems.
Infact, a calf pain due to deep vein thrombosis might lead to pulmonary embolism and heart problems.
If you have any further query please ask me.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar