What Causes Tachycardia And Chest Pain In A Patient With Pulmonary Embolism?

Posted on Sat, 6 Jun 2015

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Question : after having pulmonary embolisms 4 years ago, I have noticed that when ever my pulse is high I have chest pain that starts in the middle of my chest and back. prior to any medical problems I was born with a mitral valve prolapse and after my PE I found out through medical documents that I have a tricuspid valve prolapse. the chest pains bother me to the point that if I am walking I have to physically stop and wait for the pain to subside, before continuing.

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
I'm waiting for the echo data to be uploaded.

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

Your symptoms may be related to cardiac issues eapecially heart failure and cor pulmonale that are most common complications of pulmonary embolism.

I would like to check by myself the echocardiogram findings in order to give you a more accurate opinion. Can you please upload the echo data for me?

I'm waiting for the data to be uploaded.
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu

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