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Can Heart Be Bruised Or Enlarged Leading To Chest Pain?
i was in a car accident like 2 months ago, broke a few bones, had surgery(hip and femur)a month later i began feeling left chest pains, left arm pains...typical heart attack symptoms in other words. last night was the 5th time i went to the e.r. thanks to this pains and again they found nothing wrong with me or my heart so i guess the ekg and mri were all good. the pain is still there on a daily basis my parents refuse to take me to the hospital they think i m insane. my questions are can my heart be bruised or enlarged?or that would have been ruled out with the ekg and mri?they said its not my lungs but the pain is on left back also, could it be only muscle pain?i don t have insurance and all this medical assistance is pretty expensive. if anyone could please get me on the right direction i would greatly appreciate it, this pain is so stressing it feels like a tickle on my lung or heart and i m scared if overlooked it will kill me. by the way i m a 19 yr old grl and nobody in my family has any kind of medical problems....
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hello,
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that it is less likely that your symptoms are related to the heart.
In my opinion, your symptoms could be related to a musculoskeletal pain or anxiety.
The resting ECG and MRI can help exclude a serious medical disorder.
I would like to review your tests reports if you can upload them for a second opinion.
Another option would be to perform a cardiac exercise stress test in order to completely exclude any cardiac issues.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka,
Cardiologist
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that it is less likely that your symptoms are related to the heart.
In my opinion, your symptoms could be related to a musculoskeletal pain or anxiety.
The resting ECG and MRI can help exclude a serious medical disorder.
I would like to review your tests reports if you can upload them for a second opinion.
Another option would be to perform a cardiac exercise stress test in order to completely exclude any cardiac issues.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka,
Cardiologist
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