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Can injury to the chest region increase the chance of getting heart disease?

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Published At March 3, 2023
Reviewed AtOctober 6, 2023

Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

My husband got hit in the heart during karate and got a clot over there, and he has had occasional pain over there for the past five years. He was taking medication to alleviate the clot. The doctor told me it is healed, and it has now been ten years without any chest pain, but from that time, sometimes he gets on and off leg pain, and also he is overweight, but I get it connected with the heart trauma that happened long back. He says he only once got a bit of swelling in his leg due to standing for a long time. He has a snoring problem too. Once we did ECG and it came normal. I am very worried as I heard that there is a chance for heart disease in heart trauma patients, and what do you suggest? We live a bad lifestyle, and recently he started healthy eating and exercising, and he is 32. Kindly help.

Hello,

Welcome to the icliniq.com.

I understand your concern. Glad to know your husband is following a healthy lifestyle now. From the description of his leg pain and obesity, I feel there is a high likelihood that he could suffer from deep vein thrombosis i.e. blood clots in the veins. I would suggest he get a venous doppler of both lower limbs done, and if clots are present should be given blood thinning medication. I would also suggest getting a sleep study to ensure that snoring is not serious and losing weight to remain in the ideal BMI. I hope this helps. Thank you.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Vivek S Narayan Pillai
Dr. Vivek S Narayan Pillai

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