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Palpitation and Chest pain?

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Feb 21 6:14am | Replies (27)

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@daphne17

I'm not familiar wth Troponin and I'm not a medical person. I agree that a visit with a cardiologist is a good idea. The kardia mobile device is also an excellent suggestion. I had palpitations off and on for a long time. I told my dr. and she sent me for a variety of tests: ekg, echo cardiogram, stress echo, etc. I was even given a halter monitor to wear. All came back normal. Problem was I wouldn't have symptoms while I was being tested. I got a kardia mobile and used it when I did have symptoms. The result said atrial fibrillation or afib. I was not convinced yet every time I had symptoms I got the afib result. I saved the results and printed out several. My primary care Dr. referred me to a cardiologist who looked at the print outs and evaluated my symptoms. She diagnosed me with afib and I was referred to an electrophysiologist who prescribed medication. It's now under control. Obviously, this is no substitute for seeing a medical professional. I wish you well.

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@daphne17 Troponin is an enzyme that is released from heart muscle when it is damaged. In the emergency room, they test for troponin in the blood to determine damage to diagnose a heart attack. If you go there complaining of chest pain, they test you for this.