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Are Irregular Heart Beats And Pressure In Chest Signs Of Heart Attack?
I am having irregular heart beats...no pain, but pressure in my left chest area. The beats are heavy, dull, rapid then slower, jumpy feeling. My left lung feels funny; feels too full, making me feel a sudden need to cough. Is this a sign of a heart attack?
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
Hi i read your query very carefully.
what you are experiencing is more typical of heart arrhythmia (it's atypical for heart attack).
So i suggest to run the following exams:
-ECG
-ECHO
-Holter monitoring
-Stress test.
This will determine the type of arrhythmia you have and would rule out any other cardiac problem (including heart attack).
Hope it answered to your query!
Dr. Benard
what you are experiencing is more typical of heart arrhythmia (it's atypical for heart attack).
So i suggest to run the following exams:
-ECG
-ECHO
-Holter monitoring
-Stress test.
This will determine the type of arrhythmia you have and would rule out any other cardiac problem (including heart attack).
Hope it answered to your query!
Dr. Benard
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