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A 21-year-old female asked:

I went to er because of chest tightness. they did two ekgs, chest x-ray, blood tests, bp, heart rate, etc. all fine. can severe anxiety cause that?

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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered

Psychiatry 27 years experience

Anxiety can cause: chest tightness and chest pain. This is especially true for panic attacks.

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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered

Pathology 51 years experience

Yes: It may be takosubo cardiomyopathy. You may visit this site for information. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1847940/

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I got a ekg done yesterday and blood work and a chest x ray which all came back good Ive been feeling weird thats why I went to the doctors they think its my anxiety if all my tests were normal do I have anything to worry about my heart?

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