Question:
Allow me to ask Doc…
I’m a 54 year old male, I’ve been taking hypertension medication for about 10 years. The left chest is sometimes painful, sometimes it goes away.
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Sometimes it feels “slengkring”, sometimes it doesn’t feel like it. The frequency is rare, but I’m not short of breath or tired. Why is that, Doc?
Eko (male, 54 years old)
Answer:
Pain in the left chest can be suspected as a sign of a ‘heart attack’. This heart attack is commonly known as angina pectoris or can also be ischemic heart disease, when the blood flow of food to the heart muscle is disrupted, or infarct material when certain areas of the heart muscle are damaged.
In addition to angina or ischemia, there can also be heart muscle disorders or heart muscle infections.
People with hypertension do have a higher risk of heart problems. Especially if it is not well controlled and there are complications of other conditions such as diabetes mellitus or diabetes.
My advice is to go to the nearest doctor for an EKG or electrical heart rhythm to see if there are any detectable disturbances. Ischemia or infarction can often be seen on this examination.
Don’t forget to check your blood pressure and blood sugar regularly. Because taking medication continuously does not necessarily guarantee that blood pressure is well controlled. If necessary, adjust the dose or combination of drugs as needed.
Further examination and therapy is by examining the narrowing or blockage of the heart blood vessels. If necessary, the blood vessels will be dilated by, for example, the installation of a heart ring.
dr Eddy Wiria, PhD
Co-Founder dan CEO Kavacare.id
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