Can ecocardiogram damage heart if not done correctly ? I had slight chest pain so got eco done & now more PAIN
486381
No, an echo is only an ultrasound scan and is non-invasive.  What you are probably experiencing is stress caused by your worrying about the echo.  You probably have furred up cardiac arteries and the stress is causing them to narrow further and giving you the pain (angina!).\n\nYou seriously need to see your doctor and ask about having an angiogram, it could be that you either need antiangiotensive medication, an angioplasty or even a coronary artery bypass graft.
1156820
Better visit a cardiologyst..
180449
Well non-specific changes in one lead do not mean much in themselves.  In the setting of chest pain, they become a bit more worrisome.  Take comfort in the fact that you are in a facility where they will take care of you.  Many people come to this forum with no insurance...they have no benefit of "waiting for doctors to run tests on them;"  all they get is this forum (sad).  Even if you have blockages, the treatments now days are excellent.  So, wait for the tests and good luck!!
721045
Could be Costchondritis, inflammation of the connecting tissue of the ribs to the breast bone.  The pain can be unbelievably sharp, I know, as I had it, cleared up in about six weeks.  Stress can probably make it worse from tensing chest muscles and aggravating already inflamed areas.  Don't know your age or general medical condition, but maybe you should call your doctor's office, tell them a brief description, and see if the doc wants you to come in.  Such sharp pains are rarely heart related.  It's important that your breathing is okay other than if the sharp pain interferes with inhaling.  Use your good judgement.
219961
All right, here is the deal.  I don't usually tell people what to do on this forum, but let me warn you, the excessive intergestion in the setting of chest pain is a classic sign of an inferior (meaning lower part of the heart) heart attack.  Now this may just be heartburn as suggested above, but if you are having chest pain with lots of burping right now, you may want to go to the ER just to be safe, or at least call your doctor or a nurse to ask them what to do.
965917
when i used to work out at the gym using weights i started getting a similar sort of pain and went to see my doctor as i thought it was my heart, he told me i had torn a muscle in my left armpit and gave me tablets to fix it, but i seriously used to think i was having a heart attack as the pain also shot down my left arm. It could also be severe wind  i know it sounds stupid but wind can travel anywhere in the body. But i would get him to your doctors to be safe. good luck.
831488
Sometimes you get a lot of stupid answers when you ask questions here.  Just ignore them.\n\nChest pain during climax is not a good thing.  I hope the other doctor your gyn sent you to is a cardiologist.  If not, you should see one.  Your mother dying from a heart attack at 40 puts you in the high risk group.  Your doctor should test your cholesterol level.  You should be given a stress test.  During this test you will do exercises (running on a tredmill, I think) while you are hooked up to a computer to watch your heart.  Also, if you are on birth control, call your doctor in the morning and ask if it is safe for you to be taking it.  I remember reading about birth control increasing risk for blood clotts.\n\nGood Luck.
553319
if you have chest pain (angina), or have had previous heart bypass surgery then they may want to do cardiac catheterization to see if there are any blocked arteries. They can also see how the heart valves function, including mechanical valves, but often a cardiac ultrasound (Echocardiogram) is done first, as well as stress test (on a treadmill).
1141699
Best bet is to go to the ER when this happens....also there are a few other things that it could be ....but there are many things that go into diagnosing a heart attack....cardiac enzymes,ekg's physical symptoms....but just from the little that you describe it doesnt sound cardiac in nature....what are you doing when this happens?Does the pain move around or change when you change positions? Are you under stress?What is your age??If you're in your 20's for example  its highly unlikely that its cardiac at all though it can happen...There is also a esophageal problem that can mimic a heart attack or feeling of one...best thing to do is go to the ER or call 911 when this happens....the only way to definitively tell if you are having a cardiac event is by many tests including labwork,ekg's,stress tests etc....so next time it happens instead of coming here and asking the question  call 911....
1050492
It can affect your HEART...seriously...my mom is a dental hygenist and has told me about it numerous times!!!  Go to a dentist A.S.A.P.!!!!!!
931856
been there.........you didnt have a panic attack, but your blood pressure most likely sky rocketed!!! The result is chest pains, shortness of breath, kinda tight around your chest. You were pissed, REALLY pissed.
279701
no it wont cause injury unless you have a heart condition !
546702
look i'm 18 years old and i've had chest pain since i was like 7 or 8 anyway i know how you feel not knowing what's wrong. i've been told it was caused by lifting stuff i'd strained/streched some muscles in my chest, i slept wrong, that they're panic attacks, it was caused by coughing due to a cold, that i had plorisy (or however you spell it), no one to this day can tell me what's wrong. i've been through the blood work, ekg's, ect. and they can't find anything wrong. i think it because when they schedule these things, during the time of having them done i'm not having the pain, so i guess that's why the basiclly tell me that it's all in my head. but hey i'm here for ya. it might take a while but in time they'll find out it's not all in out heads. in the mean time if you need omeone to talk to that understands the pain e-mail me at wolfspan16@yahoo.com . good luck though i know how painful they can be.
936434
yes but you NEED to go and see the Dr. and make sure its not your heart.
155580
You may want to have your water checked. I have heard of this before and it could be a contamination of your water supply with heavy metals or chemical contaminants. Don't have a heart attack but I think their are two types of metal that do that. one is arsenic but you wouldn't be writing the question if it were, two is manganese but you may want to have your water tested anyway. Usually your health Dept. will do it for free if not for a nominal charge.
785423
Get your EKG done.  Surely not a muscle sore, as the pain would have been of  a continuous type and more with further exertion.  Although the pain you describe does not conform to an anginal pain, it would be in your interest to get the EKG done so as to rule out this problem and cut down on your weight and start doing aerobic exercises regularly.
847020
Fluid around your heart  can be serious> You should see a doctor about this. MY hubby gets it and says it realy hurts........