My grandmother and her niece have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (thickening of the heart wall). So there is a chance that I may have it, but I have not been tested (though there really isn’t a test, all they can do is see if you have the gene but that doesn’t mean you’ve expressed it). I have noticed that for several years I have experienced some of the symptoms of it:
-Chest pain or pressure that usually occurs with exercise or physical activity.
-Syncope (fainting) with HCM may be caused by irregular heart rhythms, abnormal responses of the blood vessels during exercise.
-Palpitations due to abnormal heart rhythms.
I’ve only experienced syncope and palpitations very rarely (maybe four times in the past 5 years) but the syncope is always after exercise.
My question is that I’ve been running for about a year and a half. I’m 17 years old, female, 5′ 4″ and 137 lbs. Sometimes when I’m running I’ll get sharp or throbbing pains in my inner upper arms going down to my elbow(continued)
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Anyone with a family history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has to be screened for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
yes you expected this answer – see a doc
they can look for thickening in the heart using ultrasound – its called echocardiography
its completely painless its just cold jelly on your chest and you can go straight home after
all of your symptoms suggest you have HCM. you must see a doctor asap. the syncope is very dangerous.
please get an echocardiogram right away. also try and see an HCM specialist.
visit http://www.4hcm.org for more info on hcm and names of heart centers.
the sharp stabbing arm pain indicates heart damage and a sign you are doing too much.