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Pain in Upper back
My mother is heart Patient, she is on medication related to heart attack.
Today recently she is feeling pain in upper back and lot of gastric or indigestion in stomach.
Rest no other symptoms is being faced by her. Could it be a possible symptoms of heart attack or normal pain.
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Dr. Munish Dev
Cardiologist
12 yrs exp
Chandigarh
As you have written that she is taking medicines for heart attack so in that case symptoms you have described should not be ignored....you should consult a cardiologist.
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ECG, cardiologist consultation
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Dr. Aditi Dattagupta
Cardiologist
21 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi, since your mother is already a known heart patient and the nature of pain, site of pain you describe it is quite like that it is anginal pain, that is heart related.
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Immediately get an ECG, cardiac biomarkers blood test done and seek a physical consultation in the nearest hospital
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With her background this kind of pain has to be investigated and treated like angina/heart related unless proven otherwise.
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Dr. Abhishek Agrawal
Cardiologist
9 yrs exp
Mumbai
Since your mother is a heart patient, there is a high chance of this pain being due to heart.
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Go to emergency of nearby hospital for proper evaluation
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