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If it is a anxiety attack how can you tell the difference between anxiety and a heart problem if you have a early sign of diastolic heart dysfunction?

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Dr. Philip Miller
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Family Medicine 49 years experience
Echocardiogram/EKG: or stress echocardiogram will differentiate; however, it is possible to have BOTH. Get a 24 hr heart and BP monitor to be definitive.
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