Sweating

Sweating is the normal bodily function of regulating body temperature by releasing salt-based fluid from your sweat glands.

Sweating is a response to many factors such as exercise, emotion or stress, foods, or medications. However, if you are experiencing excessive sweating for no obvious reason, it could be a sign of a potential underlying medical condition.

Heart conditions can cause excessive sweating. This may be due to the heart muscle working excessively to pump blood around the body, so your body tries to keep its temperature down during this effort.

Related heart conditions

Heart disease

Heart disease (also known as cardiovascular disease) is an umbrella term for conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels.

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Heart attack

A heart attack is when the blood supply to the heart gets blocked, causing damage to the muscle.

Tests to further investigate concerns

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)

An electrocardiogram is a test that measures and records your heart’s electrical activity and rhythm, including the strength and speed of your heartbeat.

Echocardiogram

An echocardiogram is an ultrasound scan that shows the heart’s structure and surrounding blood vessels. It allows us to analyse how blood flows through them and assess the heart’s pumping chambers.

CT-scan

CT scan

A heart CT scan uses many X-rays from different angles to build images of your heart using a scanner and computer. This can help us see problems with the structures of the heart and issues with valves, arteries, and more.

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Blood tests

Blood tests help us assess how well your heart functions, identify risk factors and monitor certain heart conditions.

Book your consultation  with Dr Ravi Assomull today

Looking after your heart is the most important thing you can do to improve your longevity and quality of life in the long term.

We’re here for you during your journey to better heart health. We provide tests and management strategies to help identify what might be wrong and where you can improve your lifestyle to reach prime heart health.

Book an appointment today to speak to our expert Integrative Cardiologist, Dr Ravi Assomull, about your heart concerns.

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Frequently asked questions

Answers from the team at Cardiologist London. For personalised advice, book a consultation or call 020 3576 2885.

Is sweating a sign of heart problems?

Sudden unexplained sweating - especially a cold sweat with chest discomfort, breathlessness or nausea - is a recognised heart attack symptom and needs emergency care (999). Persistent night sweats or exercise-disproportionate sweating have many causes, some cardiac.

When should sweating prompt a heart check?

When it accompanies palpitations, chest tightness or light-headedness, when it occurs at rest or wakes you at night without explanation, or when it appears alongside cardiovascular risk factors that have never been formally assessed.

What does assessment involve?

A consultation to characterise the pattern, blood tests (thyroid and glucose commonly explain sweating), an ECG, and rhythm monitoring where palpitations coexist. Most causes identified are straightforward to treat.