What It Can Be I Do Feel A Bit Lightheaded Sometimes Any Idea ?

Posted on Fri, 26 Mar 2021

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Fri, 26 Mar 2021 Answered on

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Question : Ive been getting these palpitions frequentky lately for about a momth or so. i do feel a bit lightheaded sometimes. any idea what it can be?

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
I would recommend performing further tests:

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I reviewed carefully your ECG report and would explain that it shows only an ectopic heart beat (extrasystole).

From the other hand, your symptoms are suggestive of a cardiac arrhythmia.

For this reason, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing further tests in order to investigate on possible cardiac arrhythmia:

- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring, in order to examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged period of time and determine the type of cardiac arrhythmia during these episodes
- complete blood count for anemia
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid gland dysfunction.

You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests.

I remain at your disposal in case of further questions whenever you need!

Kind regards,

Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist

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