What Causes Irregular Heart Rhythm, Extra Beats And PVCs After Exercising?

Posted on Sun, 7 Feb 2016

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Question : After I exercise and within 30 minutes or so, when I start to eat, I begin going into an irregular heart rhythm, extra beats, PVCs, etc.

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for asking on HCM!

Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms could be related to cardiac arrhythmia.

I would recommend performing an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to investigate if your symptoms are just PVCs or a more complex cardiac arrhythmia.

Besides, as your symptoms are related to eating and physical exertion, I would recommend performing a digestive tract endoscopy to exclude possible causes like gastroesofageal reflux or a hiatal hernia which could lead to this symptomatology.

Some lab blood tests( complete blood count, fasting glucose, blood electrolytes) to investigate for other metabolic causes.

You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.

Let me know about your tests.

If you have any other uncertainties please do not hesitate to ask me!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri

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