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Suggest Remedy For Pain Across Chest
Question: For the last three weeks I feel a pinch whenever I reach across my chest with my right arm. I've had aortic repair in 2007 and 2013. I am very active and golf 18 holes 5-6 days a week.
Brief Answer:
Why not see a cardiologist to be on the safe side?
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX,
Thanks for your interest in your health and your faith in HealthcareMagic.
I also congratulate you for maintaining an active, athletic and healthy lifestyle.
Basically, you're OK.
I would politely request you to send me more information about your condition,
so that you can benefit quickly and easily.
So, let's make "sure" that you're OK.
The fact of the matter, as you probably know, is that an aortic repair is attempted when there is an aneurysm of the aorta, which as you know supplies oxygen rich blood to the body. The symptoms of a condition called as "aortic dissection" are described as a "pinching" or "tearing" pain across the chest.
I will explain this in a simple way. Consider the aorta to be a living "tube". There are different layers in the aorta. When there is a penetration of this sheath (the layers), biological fluids collect in the "gap" in the "tube". This causes the kind of pinch you're speaking of.
I would politely ask you to visit either a cardiologist or cardio-thoracic surgeon who will get you scanned, radiologically speaking to rule out any further issues.
Since it's best to be on the safe side, please follow the above suggestions, and provide further details about your condition.
Take care.
Why not see a cardiologist to be on the safe side?
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX,
Thanks for your interest in your health and your faith in HealthcareMagic.
I also congratulate you for maintaining an active, athletic and healthy lifestyle.
Basically, you're OK.
I would politely request you to send me more information about your condition,
so that you can benefit quickly and easily.
So, let's make "sure" that you're OK.
The fact of the matter, as you probably know, is that an aortic repair is attempted when there is an aneurysm of the aorta, which as you know supplies oxygen rich blood to the body. The symptoms of a condition called as "aortic dissection" are described as a "pinching" or "tearing" pain across the chest.
I will explain this in a simple way. Consider the aorta to be a living "tube". There are different layers in the aorta. When there is a penetration of this sheath (the layers), biological fluids collect in the "gap" in the "tube". This causes the kind of pinch you're speaking of.
I would politely ask you to visit either a cardiologist or cardio-thoracic surgeon who will get you scanned, radiologically speaking to rule out any further issues.
Since it's best to be on the safe side, please follow the above suggestions, and provide further details about your condition.
Take care.
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