- male
- 55 Years
- 22/01/2025
I'm really worried about my dad who's 55 and has diabetes and high blood pressure. He went for a cardiac check-up about 10 days ago. The ECG came back abnormal but the 2D echo was normal, and the TMT report was positive. They started him on clopitab 75mg along with his regular meds for BP and diabetes, and now they've advised an angiogram. But here's the thing, he has no chest pain or symptoms, and he walks daily. I'm wondering if a CT angio might be a better option since it uses barium dye, and if the calcium score is negative, wed know theres less risk for a cardiac arrest. Could you give me some advice on this?
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Follow advice of your cardiologist
Dr. Ibrahim Suggests...
Consult a Cardiologist
Answered 04/07/2025
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I'm working from home and I've had some episodes of heart palpitations like 4 or 5 times, along with mild giddiness, but I was able to walk around during those times. That's really all I felt back then. Just to be safe, I went through all the heart tests twiceECG, echo, TMT, chest X-ray, and blood testsand they all came back normal. But my blood pressure and LDL are a bit high, around 140. I've never experienced this before working from home, and nothing's happened for the last 67 months. However, I've been having these symptoms lately: a pinpoint mild pain in my left chest that only lasts a few seconds, sometimes a fluttering or pounding feeling in my left chest or other body parts, and occasionally I feel dizzy, lightheaded, or like I'm floating. So, I'm wondering if this is a heart-related issue or something else entirely, and whatever it is, what can I do to make these symptoms stop? I'm really worried that something bad might happen to me.
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Hey, I went to the doctor and got tested for heart palpitations, but everything came back normal. I'm supposed to go back in January, but today I experienced heart palpitations for about 40 minutes, and my heart rate was at 130. I felt really hot and a bit faint. I'm on my period, been feeling super stressed, and my eating habits haven't been great these past few weeks. Is this something normal because of all that, or should I be worried?
yes u can use it, visit ur physician for apprpropriate managent
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