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

submitted 2 weeks 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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[–] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 35 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

If you have a general practitioner that you go to for your normal illnesses, start there. If the ER doc didn't tell you to make an appointment with a specialist, maybe start smaller.

Stop googling. You didn't study this stuff. And my guess is it won't help with anxiety either.

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

That's probably great advice. I'm not a doctor. But at any rate, I'll go see my GP just to be safe. Probably should stop being so stressed, too but obviously that's easieraid than done.

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