When should I be worried about cardiac health? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For the past few days I've been having pain in my chest and neck. It feels tight and like a bunch of pressure on my chest. I was worried enough to go to the ER for it yesterday. My resting HR was 104 and blood pressure was 130/95 when i got into the hospital. It lowered while waiting for the doctor to see me. They did an ECG and a blood test.

Doc says my ECG looked normal, but they had to redo my blood test because my troponin levels were at "7". They said that I didn't have a heart attack, but when I'm researching troponin levels, anything above a 4 is indicative of damage to the heart.

I also told the doc that i have depression and anxiety. he chalked it up as anxiety attacks.

At this point, does it sound like I should go see a cardiologist?

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[-] Ziggurat@jlai.lu 10 points 1 week ago

As a rule of thumb, if you think you need to see a doctor, see a doctor.

A first step may be your general practitioner. But it's not unreasonable to do a check-up with a cardiologist once a decade, better identifying risk factor when they're still risks rather than disease.

this post was submitted on 09 Apr 2025

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