What Causes Raise In Heart Rate While Exercising?

Posted on Wed, 22 Jan 2014

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Question : i have had some sudden increases in heart rate during mild/moderate exercise. going from 112 bpm to 130bpm almost right away. goes back to normal after a minute or so and i quit the exercising. i am 72, 6'2" and 190lbs. this happened when i was 15 minutes into the exercise

Answered by Dr. Sudhir (5 hours later)

Brief Answer: Look normal to me. Detailed Answer: Hello, This raise in heart rate on exercise returning back to normal without symptoms looks pretty normal to me.Only minor worry is reaching upto 130 beats. I would generally recommend a primary cardiac evaluation with EKG and 2Decho in cases like yours.And if at all needed stress test. So please consider seeing you cardiologist. Regards.

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