What Causes Tightness In Chest With Palpitations?

Posted on Thu, 5 Dec 2013

Thu, 5 Dec 2013 Answered on

Fri, 27 Dec 2013 Last reviewed on

Question : My son is 18 good health just woke me up feeling some tightness in his chest and says heart is beating fast -hight 5.5 weight 145 aprox-

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (3 hours later)

Brief Answer: Needs immediate evaluation... Detailed Answer: Hi, Symptoms of chest tightness and palpitation (fast heart beat) is concerning. Since they occurred immediately after a sleep, I am bit concerned. I would order for EKG in the first instant before considering further evaluation. May be this symptom is just related to anxiety / GERD or may be he might be suffering from an arrhythmia. I would suggest you take him to the ER for observation and EKG test. In the interim, give him tums and advise him to relax. Hope this helps. Let me know if you need clarification. Regards

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