How to treat chest heaviness?
Patient: Hi, i just have 1 quick quesiton please.. For a while now (at least a couple of years), i've been experiencing a little bit of heaviness in the center of my chest, it sorta feel's like a small weight is just sitting on the top of my chest. I went to the hospital last year for it & they didn't do much for me. I'm constantly pressing my hand to my chest to get some minor relief. Should i be worried? Doctor: Hello, Thanks for posting your query on Healthcare Magic...* Brief Answer: chest pain or heaviness is a bit of concern.*Explanation: My opinion is that chest pain or tightness has a lot of differentials, but most important thing to exclude is ischemic heart disease, you need to check for that with your physician , also other causes are gastritis , esophageal spasms, , musculoskeletal , etc. I suggest my patients the following : detailed medical history regarding risk factors, electrocardiogram, some labs like cardiac enzymes, lipid profile.The information provided by you is not sufficient to provide a good opinion. If someone comes to me with this condition I would ask them about others comorbidities like diabetes hypertension , etc. also details about characteristics of chest heaviness.*Conclusion: I suggest you check with your physician.   If you have any further questions I will be happy to help, If not, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish you good health.