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What Causes Pressure In The Chest?

Hi - I am a 49 year old female in pretty good health - do a lot of stairs most every day, watch sugar and fat intake, good stats. Lately, I have been having a tightness in my chest an hour or two before bedtime. Strangely, lying down does not make it worse but I can feel it when I get up. I don t feel it at other times. Sometimes my heart races but then dies down. I sometimes get migraines but seems to be unrelated to this, although earlier this evening it felt like I was getting one with nausea, racing heartbeat and tightness. Right now, all I have still is the tightness/heaviness - no other symptoms. ?
Wed, 6 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The way you explained your chest tightness with racing heart should not be ignored. This may well be nothing serious, however in such cases we always look to rule out heart problems specially rhythm problems if you feel tightness with racing heart. So, I would advise you to meet your doctor to see you in more details and would get an ECG and other tests if needed accordingly. Chest tightness along with racing heart alone is enough to seek advice even if no other symptoms.

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What Causes Pressure In The Chest?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The way you explained your chest tightness with racing heart should not be ignored. This may well be nothing serious, however in such cases we always look to rule out heart problems specially rhythm problems if you feel tightness with racing heart. So, I would advise you to meet your doctor to see you in more details and would get an ECG and other tests if needed accordingly. Chest tightness along with racing heart alone is enough to seek advice even if no other symptoms. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.