What Causes Chest Pain And Elevated Blood Pressure Levels?

Posted on Tue, 16 Feb 2016

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Question : They are going to up my hydrochlot0t to 25 mg. My Bp pressure is still not under 150/80. I have had mild chest pains twice today.A I took a nitro under the tongue 1 hour 45 MINUTEs ago.t. . I still h75ave a little pressure in chest. Should I take another one?I Tired od ER

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
YES, take AND GO TO ER

Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic

Take aspirin (75 mg, if already on; else 300 mg)
Take Nitro
GO TO ER
You need examination, EKG, Blood test (Cardiac markers – enzymes like Troponin, CK etc..) to exclude an attack
Any chest pain at this age should be investigated as HEART PAIN – UNLESS PROVED OTHERWISE –
In suspected heart attack, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE – if detected early, an attack may even be aborted / the amount of damage and complications can be reduced remarkably. The most important time is the first few hours.
No need to feel tired or diffident of going to ER
Better be safe than sorry - treated if a problem is found / Happy, if it turns out otherwise

Good luck
God bless you

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