I am 47, female, a triathelete (I work out A LOT) and during a strenous swim workout had heaviness and a dull pain in my chest. I had convinced myself it was muscular in nature BUT after 44 laps I quit and drove myself to the hospital. After a work up that included numerous EKG's (several were abnormal), echocardiogram and a heart cath, my arteries are perfectly normal and the only real abnormality was a high white count. Now what? I still have this pain, BUT it hasn't changed character and so the doctors aren't hugely worried. Should I get a second opinion?
2007-12-07 05:21:21 · 4 answers · asked by sensiblejane 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
It sounds to me you had a pretty thorough cardiology work-up that was unrevealing for a heart issue. That's good news. You can feel assured that your cath revealed normal coronary arteries!
Sometimes pain in the chest can be musculoskeletal, sometimes it can be reflux.
Why was your white count up? That could indicate infection somewhere.
What was the abnormality on your EKG? Also, have they ruled out pericarditis? That can cause chest pain that wouldn't show up on a cath.
Hope this helps.
2007-12-07 08:25:49 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
doesnt sound lik a coronary heart attack to me additionally... yet by no ability forget approximately a discomfort interior the chest area.. esp..in direction of the midsection and left... lots of those with chest discomfort concern a coronary heart attack . although, there are various plausible reasons of chest discomfort. some reasons are mildly inconvenient, on a similar time as different reasons are severe, even existence-threatening. Any organ or tissue on your chest might properly be the source of discomfort, alongside with your coronary heart, lungs, esophagus, muscle tissues, ribs, tendons, or nerves.. yet you r too youthful for a coronary heart attack chest discomfort might additionally be a symptom for abdomen ulcer, indigestion, heartburn or some style ofacidity..(not sure of the call ..the place the acid on your abdomen retains coming returned to the esophagus)... it may well be extra powerful if u consulted a doctor ...do no longer take heavy doses of drugs which you r not sure of...
2016-10-01 02:15:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sixteen, and I've had left sided chest pain before too, and I get heart scans regularly since I had a blood/artery/heart type of disease when I was a kid, and they were all fine. But it's probably worth getting a second opinion anyway, since heart problems are so dangerous.
2007-12-07 05:30:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife had a similar experience, the Dr. finally wrote it off to something called "caustocondritus" especially if you are big chested.
2007-12-08 14:56:34 · answer #4 · answered by jimmymae2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋