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Chest Pain

Chest pain varies depending on the intensity, location, and duration. It might be a sign of some severe heart conditions like a heart attack, or sometimes it can be due to some other conditions that are not life-threatening. Acid reflux, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, and bronchospasm might also cause chest pain.

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My father has persisting chest pain. Why?

Query: Hi doctor, My father had mild chest pain. The doctor did an angiogram, and they told there is a block in the blood pumping vessel and it is closed. We planned for placing a stent. The next day, the doctor tested again and told the blood vessel is opened and it is normal. So, the stent was not placed...  Read Full »


Dr. Prashant Valecha

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your cardiologist would have done ECG (electrocardiogram), echocardiogram, and TMT (treadmill test). If all these three tests are normal, then the cardiac problem is unlikely to occur. If this pain is not increased during walking or any other physical activity, then it ...  Read Full »

Why do I have chest pain and a burning sensation in stomach?

Query: Hi doctor, For three months, I have been experiencing chest pain. Before two months, I did ECG, echo, and TMT, and the results were negative. Now again, I am having chest pain along with left-hand pain, back neck pain, and stomach burning. A burning sensation spreads to the heart and even the throat...  Read Full »


Dr. Prashant Valecha

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. You need to take an electrocardiogram (ECG), even if all tests were normal. There can be possible peptic ulcer disease (ulcer in the stomach lining), but we need to rule out cardiac causes in every chest pain. Then you can consult with a gastr...  Read Full »

What does early transition precordial leads in Holter test mean?

Query: Hello doctor, I recently had a 48-hour Holter monitor that said 67 bpm, NSR, early transition precordial leads, and the rest was normal. I felt movement in my heart area for a few months. I was worried. Should I look into the early transition part further? Kindly suggest.  Read Full »


Dr. Prashant Valecha

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Early transition in precordial leads is a normal variation. You do not have to worry about it. Thank you.  Read Full »

I am having chest pain and palpitations despite taking medications. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, I am 30 years old and I am having mild chest pain for the past one month. I visited a hospital and the doctor asked me to do some tests. My heart echo test was normal but the TMT test was positive. My blood lipid profile was tested and my cholesterol level was below 150, but HDL was 30...  Read Full »


Dr. Prashant Valecha

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. TMT (treadmill test) positive is an indication of an angiogram. But there can be a 30 % chance of false positive TMT. As your angiogram is normal it can indicate two things, either your TMT is false positive or you may have microvascular ang...  Read Full »

I have had chest pain for the past two months, but my ECG is normal with a negative TMT result. Why?

Query: Hi doctor,I am a 28-year-old male suffering from chest pain for the past two months. But my ECG report is normal with negative TMT (treadmill test) result. I am taking medication for gastritis.  Read Full »


Dr. Prashant Valecha

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From the report attached (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity), your ECG (echocardiogram) is normal, and your TMT (treadmill test) is negative. The chest pain is due to non-cardiac muscular pain. Follow the below instructions. Do jogging or walk for 15...  Read Full »

I had pain in the chest for a whole day, followed by pain in the chest only during night. Why?

Query: Hi doctor, On Thursday, I woke up with sharp pain under my left rib. It came and went throughout the day. In the night, I got up and had stabbing pain in the chest, then was mostly fine on Friday until bedtime. I got in bed going to sleep and had pain under my left rib again and heart flutter (not ...  Read Full »


Dr. Prashant Valecha

Answer: Hello, Welcome back to icliniq.com. I hope you are doing good. To rule out the cardiac cause of your pain, you should do few tests such as ECG (electrocardiogram), 2D echocardiography, TMT (treadmill test) or stress test. If all these three are normal, then it can be muscular pain or panic anxiety...  Read Full »

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