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What Causes Chest Pain Followed By Anxiety Attack?

hi im a 52 yrs old female ..high cholestrol on lipitor and anetol for blood pressure ,,,,,,what concerns me is ..on both sides of family history there is heart and cholestrol .... my problem is i have a high anxitey level ...i take chest pain or what i assume is chest pain ...i hada cardiogram 4 months ago and again 3 weeks ago along with blood work and chest xrays all came back fine ..... 2 weeks after i had cardiogram ..i went to push lawnmower and got a lil flicker in left side of my chest ...that worries me and my anxiety kicked in ..since then i ve been having chest pain ...do u think its anxiety and shshould i require antoher cardiogram ...i ve had a least 5 this year along with blood work and chest xrays all come back ok ...can o r do u have answers
                                                               
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Hello dear

Warm welcome to Healthcaremagic.com
I have evaluated your query in details .

* There are different issues responsible for the chest pain in anxiety
episode as
- hyperdynamic circulation
- release of adrenaline , nor adrenaline raising the heart rate
- hormone drives contracting chest muscles more than usual
- psychologic co relation of above with the heart issue

Hope this will clear your doubt .

* There is no need of 6 th cardiogram of the year .

Wishing you fine health ahead .
Feel free to ask any further queries .

Regards .

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What Causes Chest Pain Followed By Anxiety Attack?

Hello dear Warm welcome to Healthcaremagic.com I have evaluated your query in details . * There are different issues responsible for the chest pain in anxiety episode as - hyperdynamic circulation - release of adrenaline , nor adrenaline raising the heart rate - hormone drives contracting chest muscles more than usual - psychologic co relation of above with the heart issue Hope this will clear your doubt . * There is no need of 6 th cardiogram of the year . Wishing you fine health ahead . Feel free to ask any further queries . Regards .