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Heaviness In The Chest

A tight or heavy chest can be due to COVID-19 infection, allergic reaction, anxiety, gastroesophageal reflux disease, muscle strain, pneumonia, asthma, pulmonary hypertension, coronary artery disease, pericarditis, pleuritis, pneumothorax, pulmonary embolism, etc. Chest heaviness is a symptom of an underlying condition and must be diagnosed and treated promptly.

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My chest has been feeling a lot of pressure randomly throughout the day. What could be the reason?

Query: Hello doctor, My chest has been feeling a lot of pressure randomly throughout the day. It will be fine for some time and then again feel pressurized. Even though I can work out perfectly fine for an hour or so. I am not sure what is going on. Kindly help. Thank you.  Read Full »


Dr. Sagar Ramesh Makode

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your queries and can understand your concern. It is most probably gastritis and reflux disease. Do you also have upper abdominal pain, nausea, bloating, burping, increase in pain while having food, sour water feeling in your throat, or chest burning? These a...  Read Full »

I have obesity, hypertension, and heaviness in my chest. Can it be due to left atrium enlargement?

Query: Hello doctor, Last night I went to the emergency room because of ongoing chest pressure. The doctor said my ECG was perfect, my chest X-rays were clear, and all my blood work was fine. However, on reviewing when I got home, I saw probable left atrium enlargement. I have severe health anxiety, and my...  Read Full »


Dr. Sagar Ramesh Makode

Answer: Hello, Welcome back to icliniq.com. I have seen the attached (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) reports. In my opinion, too, your ECG (electrocardiogram) is fine. Machine-generated reports are frequently inaccurate. With age and being overweight, some amount of left atrial enla...  Read Full »

I have pain on right side of chest 15 years after a heart attack. Why?

Query: Hello doctor, I had a massive heart attack 15 years ago. I am 54 years old now with a height of 173 cm and weight 64 kg. Within two weeks, angioplasty was done for me in LAD (left anterior descending) coronary artery. After four years, I had undergone bypass surgery for four vessels. Every year, du...  Read Full »


Dr. Amit Kumar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read through your entire case history. You are lucky that you have a good cardiac output. Your EF (ejection fraction) is all right and as per your stress test, there is nothing going in opposite and your heart is still doing well. Frankly speaking, heaviness on the righ...  Read Full »

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