Several months ago I experienced excruciating chest pain after swallowing some milk, ? esophageal spasm, and then passed out, for several minutes? while sitting in a recliner, went to ER and they could not give me a diagnosis, EKG normal. Now I have those pains regularly and some palpitations and shortness of breath with those. Do I need a cardiac workup or is it still the ? spasms causing my heart to do this? I am 45 y female. My father died at 50 of massive heart attack.
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! I carefully passed through your question and would explain that a cardiac arrhythmia can not be excluded considering the palpitations and shortness of breath. That is why I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests