Is A Heart Rate Of 139 A Cause For Concern?

Posted on Tue, 12 Apr 2016

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Question : My wife has a heart rate now of 139. It was higher, she rested for an hour.

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (58 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Following advice.

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.

Your women has a slightly elevated tachycardia and she needs rest and to take an extra diltiazem pill. This will help to stabilize her HR.

If she was my patients I would recommend to do the following exams to find out what is causing tachycardia:
- Blood work and hormonal balance
- ECG
- Cardiac echo
- Bolter monitoring

Hope this will be of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar