Suggest Remedy For Atrial Septal Defect And Dizziness

Posted on Mon, 2 Feb 2015

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Question : Hi I am a 49 year old woman with a 4mm atrial septal defect that has been giving me problems lately. I'm tired just feel sick most days. Heart murmurs every minute all day. I recently was just standing at work and like a switch I was very dizzy wet from sweat and nausea. Had to lay in floor with ac on me for a while. Dizziness stayed with me for a good 4 hours. What is going on should I call 911. This is second time

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
you should call 911.

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

As long as you don't feel well with dizziness, sweat and nausea, you should call 911. You should go to ER to exclude major health problems including paradox stroke which is very common in patients with atrial septal defect.

I also suggest contacting your cardiologist about best treatment option for your problem and to run further examinations.

If you want to give my opinion can you upload the results of cardiac test you have already done?

Wish you health!
Dr. Benard

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