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Light headed, tingling, chest sensations

I'm post-op (2001) 58 year old male for a mitral valve repair with a history of atrial flutter.  I am therapeutic on a coumadin regimen.  I've been experiencing episodes of light-headedness accompanied by tingling sensations in the lower arms, and a gradual (but not severe, no pain) sensation of tightness and slight shaking in the center chest and upper abdomen.  At onset I have a signature feeling of weakness in the front of my shoulders.  When I first experienced it, I went to the E-room but no heart problems were noted.  The episodes lasted for some weeks.  My doctor referred me to an ENT who diagnosed BPPV.  After some time, the symtoms resided but they've returned.  I'm very concerned about these episodes as they are affecting my ability to work and drive.  Please advise.
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I am not really sure what to say.  If they have done a full cardiac work up and can't find a cardiac cause, I am at a lose to explain this.  To work this up I would probably check a 30 day event monitor, stress test, and echocardiogram.  If they are all normal, I would suggest it is non cardiac chest pain.  I am not sure what the cause is though.
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I've been having the exact same symptoms, and they said nothing was wrong with my heart, and still, they haven'st figured it out.

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