Hi! I want to ask whats the possible cause of a choking like sensation? Is it significant with heart condition? I have a Hypertrophic Non- Obstructed Cardiomyopathy, 35 ,F, s/p ICD. I always experience numbness on left UE. The choking sensation is bothersome. Thank you.
Hello dear, and thanks for posting your query here. The non-obstructive HOC generally doesn't cause choking sensation. It mainly remains asymptomatic in the majority of the patients. But it is the most common cause of Sudden Cardiac Death that's the reason for AID. Other that this, it causes exertional symptoms like dyspnea, syncope, palpitations and others. All these symptoms are more common in obstructive HOC except dyspnea which occurs almost equally in both the varieties and that too in late stages once the heart systolic dysfunction sets in. I hope this information would be of help to you. Thanks and all the best.