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Chest pain or pressure

Chest pain or pressure can occur during an episode of atrial fibrillation. It may feel like tightness, squeezing, or discomfort in the chest. Because chest pain can signal a medical emergency, it should always be taken seriously. Tracking when chest pain or discomfort occurs can help reveal patterns over time.

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"Chest pressure could be described as discomfort, so let's treat it as such"

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This graph shows how your Quality of Life (QoL) has been affected by this symptom in the past 30 days.

Community insights

Average duration of this symptom
Minutes
Gender of members that
reported this symptom
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Age of members that 
reported this symptom
Top five risk factors
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) 100%
Pericarditis 50%
Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid) 50%
Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) 50%
Dementia (Including Alzheimer’s and Vascular Dementia) 50%
Effect of this symptom 
on quality of life
Quality of Life Gauge
QoL: 3.3
Number of members who reported this symptom
2
Type of Afib members with this symptom have
  • Paroxysmal
  • Persistent
  • Long-standing persistent
  • Permanent
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The percentage of reporters who reported this specific symptom
Irregular Heartbeat 69.2%
Heart Palpitations 59.0%
Rapid Heartbeat 48.7%
Fatigue 33.3%
Sweating 25.6%
Dizziness 20.5%
Anxiety 12.8%
Shortness of breath 12.8%
Weakness 12.8%
Exercise Intolerance 5.1%
Lightheadedness 5.1%
Pounding feeling in neck 5.1%
Blurred Vision 2.6%
Near-fainting 2.6%