chest pain, fluxuating bp, racing heart

[msdlp1]

My normal bp is 85-90/57-60.  I was admitted to the hospital last week with chest pains, nausea, dizziness (I actually passed out for a minute).  I stayed in the hospital for 4 days.  My admitting bp was in the 127/90 range ( I don't remember the exact #).  I wore a heart monitor and a nitrobid patch during my whole stay and my heart rhythm was fine.  I had a cat scan, an echo, and a cardiac catheterization which all were normal. My cholesterol is slightly elevated, my potassium was low, and I had my thyroid glands out last year and take 112mc of levothyroxine daily (that level was fine). My blood pressure returned to 90/65 range and stayed there for my whole stay.  I went into the doctor today for a routine recheck after discharge, and my bp was 120/82.  He does not seem concerned about this change in my bp because "It's in the normal range", but my bp has never been this high before.  Am I worrying for no reason, or do I have a reasonable concern here?  I also have bouts of feeling like my heart is racing and trying to jump out of my chest, and night sweats, but never when I am at the doctor's office so he can witness them.

[lost009]

A related discussion, jumping in the chest was started.

[msdlp1]

During my stress test they did say that I had PVC's ( I think that is what it was), any way, she said I had an irregularity in my heart beat, but I had it before the stress test ever started.  Could that be my problem?

[Darcy Green Conaway, MD]

I do not think you need to be concerned about your blood pressure at this stage. If it increases to more than the current values then it may warrant further investigation. You have no heart disease by the way you describe your recent cardiac catheterization. You may have an anxiety disorder or you may have episodes of abnormal rhythms of the heart. I would consider wearing either a holter monitor or an event monitor to see if you have symptoms  that correlate with arrhythmias.