What Causes Aching Sensation In Heart And Dizziness?

Posted on Mon, 19 Jan 2015

Question: I have this sensation in my heart mild ache pain and my left arm vein I feel movement, I been having this issue for a while...I get a slight dizzyness as well and it goes away I went to a cardiologist and she put a 24 hours holter monitor on me but I won't see her until Tuesday she did an ekg it shows to be normal at first after she review it she told me I might have a positive extra beat... but until she do some more test I'm concern

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Extra beats aren't life threatening arrhythmia, wait for Tuesday visit...

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX!

I read your query and understood your concerns.

Your symptoms seem to be related to cardiac extra beats and apart some chest discomfort they aren't life threatening arrhythmia. Moreover if they of big concern, as you fear, your cardiologist will sent you directly to hospital and not postpone the visit for Tuesday.

So my advise is to be relaxed and to wait till Tuesday for cardiologist appointment. If you were my patient i would have recommended the following examinations (together with ECG and Holter monitoring):
- Cardiac Echo
- Stress test

All these examinations are essential in finding out any cardiac disease (congenital or acquired). If all will be negative or normal than you have nothing to worry about.

Wish you health!
Dr. Benard

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