Hello doctor,My wife had an echo, stress test, and several EKGs and a 30-day event monitor done about three and a half years ago. She still gets a slight pain in the chest area from time to time. Her grandparents were the only ones that had any heart trouble. She also has extreme health anxiety about her heart. Should she be worried about SCA or heart attack at age 32? I want to put her fears to rest. She takes Atenolol 25 mg for her fast heart rate because of the anxiety. She is 5’1 and weighs 175.
Hello. Unfortunately, I got no clues on what were the results of those cardiac investigations. If possible, can you please elaborate a little bit on what was the outcome of those hearts tests you mentioned earlier? If I assume there was not much they found abnormal in the cardiac evaluation three and a half years back, then she need not worry about the heart to be arrested suddenly. If there are no major risk factors, she is less likely to have SCA (sudden cardiac arrest). Females are less prone to get SCA compared to men. Getting pain in chest at the same time every time is not so relevant to the heart-associated pain unless there is a specific activity that triggers that pain at the same time every day. She should definitely take her medications on time and I would suggest getting all the heart investigations done afresh. Consult her cardiologist for a follow-up visit in order to get a re-evaluation. Hope it helps. Please add some details regarding her past cardiac test results in order to get a more personalized response. You can add a follow-up query here. I would be happy to assist as soon as possible. Revert with more information to an internal medicine physician online -->