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Chest Pain, Normal EKG. Should I Stop Looking For A Cardiac Cause?
I have been having chest pain for over a year now. I sit for 8 hours a day for work and am not very physically active. 29 years old, 5 11 195 lbs. The pain is generally not localized, comprises of pressure/aqueezing, general discomfort, and sometimes is very painful. Pain usually last 2-15 mintues, but on occasion runs to 1-3 hours. I have had a two week holter monitor , EKG , echoacrdiogram, and exercise stress all come back with normal results. I feel terrible and the symptoms persist on a daily basis. Should I stop lookign for a cardiac cause? The pain is usually brought on walking up the stairs or walking a few blocks or when i lay down.
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Sun, 21 Oct 2012
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Hello
your discription of pain suggestive of cardiac pain but your reports come back with normal results
in view of your age and present problem i advice to undergo test like CT coronary angiogram
if your CT coronary angiogram reports come normal it will ruled out possibility of any significant coronary artery disease
take care
your discription of pain suggestive of cardiac pain but your reports come back with normal results
in view of your age and present problem i advice to undergo test like CT coronary angiogram
if your CT coronary angiogram reports come normal it will ruled out possibility of any significant coronary artery disease
take care
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