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What Does Severe Pain Under The Breast Bone Indicate?

Thank you. I have PVST and will have an ablation done next month. I am a 61 year old woman. Today I woke up with very bad pain under my breast bone. I do have acid reflux, but this pain has been all day and it feels like a knife digging into my back. Should I call my cardiologist?
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Hi and welcome to HCM.
Yes, it would be good to see cardiologist.
These are symptoms of ischemic heart disease and it requires evaluation.
This may indicate specific heart ischemic issues such as angina pectoris or heart arrithmias and this should be definitely evaluated by cardiologist and you need to do at least ECG, heart ultrasound and ergometry. Also, you should check your blood pressure and regulated body mass,avoid smoking.
Other risk factors should be established and prevented but at this point serious issues must be ruled out and the need for invasive angiography discussed with doctor.
Wish you good health. Regards
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What Does Severe Pain Under The Breast Bone Indicate?

Hi and welcome to HCM. Yes, it would be good to see cardiologist. These are symptoms of ischemic heart disease and it requires evaluation. This may indicate specific heart ischemic issues such as angina pectoris or heart arrithmias and this should be definitely evaluated by cardiologist and you need to do at least ECG, heart ultrasound and ergometry. Also, you should check your blood pressure and regulated body mass,avoid smoking. Other risk factors should be established and prevented but at this point serious issues must be ruled out and the need for invasive angiography discussed with doctor. Wish you good health. Regards