TIA's and heart fluttering in chest please help.

[tnt406]

Hi,My husband is 48 years old he has TIA's,he has been saying for the past few months that his heart will flutter in his chest.He will all so have pain in his chest.I was wanting to know if having a weak heart can cause TIA's?They never did say what caused the TIA's.I'm starting to wonder now if it could from his heart.He was diagnosed with TIA's in 1996.Do you think the heart is becoming weaker now to where it is starting to show symptoms?Please give me some advice I,m afraid something will happen to my husband,can you give me some advice on to what to tell a doctor?Any information would be helpful and most greatful Thank You and I praise you for the wonderful job you do every day TNT406.

[Tidbit]

Well, my appointment was set up faster than first was told Doctor called I am to have tests done, one this Friday and one Monday, My mini was 7/27/05 and one test is 8/5/05, so they decided that it wasn't anything to play around with. Your husband need not play around with it either, keep me posted on what happens, I am concerned.

[Tidbit]

Hi Tnt, This is Tidbit.  I took your advice, I called my Doctor and was told to go to the Emergency Room, I did, they admitted me, I stayed for 2 days.  By the time I reached the Emergency room my whole right side went completely numb.  I under went many tests, and am under physical Therapy.  I was released today, but I am under care of the Neurolgist Doctor, I too, have fluttering of the heart, and other symptoms of the heart.  The Doctor told me that 20% have this condition, most people out grow it or it goes a way, in my case neither has happen and the Doctor preformed an echocardiogram, the test came back with that something wasen't exactly right and I am due to have a Transesophageal echocardiogram in the next 6 weeks, this procedure will go behind my heart to get a look on the back side of my heart, and also a test called a cervical neck MRI. I too was dianosed with TIA.  Has your husband have any of these tests done? If not, it may be a good idea for him to consider to having these tests done, it would get to the bottom of his fluttering, and would give him and his Doctor the piece of mind that I know that he needs.  Thinking of you! Keep me posted in what happens, tell your husband I will be here to give u both my support.  Take care, Tidbit