Suggest Remedy For Chest Pressure And Heart Palpitations

Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2015

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Wed, 28 Oct 2015 Answered on

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 Last reviewed on

Question : What causes pressure and palpitations under the left rib cage?"

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Following advice..

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.

What you are experiencing may be related to:
- Cardiac issues especially cardiac arrhythmia
- Gastrointestinal problems (including spastic colitis and gallbladder issues)

If you were my patient I would like to recommend doing the following examinations to find out what is causing your symptoms:
- Blood work
- Ecg
- Chest X-ray
- Cardiac echo
- Stress test
- Holter monitoring
- Abdominal ultrasound

Hope this will be of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu

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