Elderly people’s heart pain and tightness may be caused by coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, pleurisy, pneumothorax and other factors, you can apply nitroglycerin, metoprolol, penicillin and other drugs for the cause.
1. Coronary atherosclerotic heart disease: heart disease caused by narrowing or occlusion of coronary arteries, symptoms of chest tightness and chest pain may appear when you are tired or emotionally excited. It can be treated by sublingual nitroglycerin or oral metoprolol.
2. Pleurisy: it is an inflammation that occurs in the pleural cavity, and clinical symptoms such as chest tightness and chest pain in the precordial area and dyspnea can occur. If it is caused by bacteria, it can be treated with oral antibiotics such as penicillin and cefixime, and if it is caused by fungus, it can be treated with oral drugs such as metronidazole and tinidazole.
3. Pneumothorax: refers to the gas into the pleural cavity, clinical manifestations of chest pain and chest tightness, dyspnea and other symptoms. At this time, generally do not use drug treatment, more puncture pumping or chest closed drainage and other ways of treatment.
Elderly people with symptoms of heart pain and tightness should go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the relevant examination to clarify the cause of the disease, symptomatic treatment under the guidance of the doctor, to avoid unauthorized use of drugs or treatment.