Frightened chest pain

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Asked for Female, 40 Years

Hello Doctor, I am 43 years old with diabetes, hypertension, and thyroid issues. My conventional angiography was normal, CT coronary angiography (3 years ago) was normal with calcium score 0, and my TMT, 2D Echo, and Holter monitoring done recently were all normal. For the last one month, I have been having almost daily episodes of sudden fear/anxiety followed by severe left-sided chest pain, sweating, and near-fainting sensation. Today I had two such episodes while resting. The pain is very intense and makes me feel like I am having a heart attack or may die. With all my cardiac tests being normal, what could be causing these symptoms, and what should I do next? Thank you.

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Dr. Ashish Agrawal Cardiologist 19 yrs exp Mumbai Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Ashish Agrawal

Cardiologist 19 yrs exp Mumbai

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Let me know when exactly TMT was done.Also if you can let me know the name and dose of all your medications including your weight and height.As most of tests including angiography done recently are normal it's less likely that these episodes are related to heart.Once you share the medication details I will be able to understand the cause

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if there is any further episode of fear anxiety.plese check your blood pressure,pulse and oxygen saturation and keep in writing .keep pulse oximeter and bp apparatus at home.Let me know the details.Thanks

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