Are chest tightness, shortness of breath, and palpitations signs of coronary artery atherosclerosis?
Disease description:
Recently, I've been feeling chest tightness, shortness of breath, and palpitations. Could these symptoms—chest tightness, shortness of breath, and palpitations—be signs of coronary atherosclerosis?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Li Man
Chest tightness, shortness of breath, and palpitations are not necessarily caused by coronary atherosclerosis. Although coronary atherosclerosis may lead to symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest tightness, and palpitations, these symptoms can also occur in other conditions, including congenital heart disease, cor pulmonale, rheumatic heart disease, and cardiac insufficiency.
