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Suggest Treatment For Heart Palpitations In A 14 Year Old

Posted on Thu, 20 Aug 2015

Question: My 14 year old son had a fast heartbeat that lasted about five minutes he had no other symptoms with it pain etc it went away and has never happened before he was lying down watching a movie when it happened his father died from a congenital heart disease I was planning on making an appt with his pediatrician is there any major worrys I should have

Answered by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Please get him evaluated if the condition recurs

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

I won't get overly worried for single brief episode of fast hear beat (palpitation)if it is not associated with blurring of vision,loss of conciousness or chest pain.
You have mentioned that his father was suffering from congenital heart disease.Most of the congenital heart disease presents in early age group (less than 10 years of age)but some may have delayed presentation.
So I would suggest you to get him evaluated by a physician to rule out any abnormality and to alleviate your anxiety.Depending on the availability of physician you can also wait for the recurrence of next episode as the initial episode was asymptomatic .

I hope this helps.
Please do ask if you have any more query.
Regards

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