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Suggest Treatment For Palpitations And Irregular Heart Beats
Hi Doc,
I'm 43yr old female, 5'4 and 146 pounds.
Since '2009 I've been in and out of the emergency room for palpitations and feelings of irregular heart beats. I've had EKG'S, ECOCARDIO and blood-work. Dr's said all test checked out fine. I'm waiting for the county hospital to schedule me for a stress test and holter monitor in a couple of months. I've been a healthy person with no family history of heart problems. I don't understand why I'm going through this.
I've also had strange headaches which feels like Cluster headaches, Dr's did a scan and found nothing so they said I didn't need an MRI.
Thanks,
Need insight
I'm 43yr old female, 5'4 and 146 pounds.
Since '2009 I've been in and out of the emergency room for palpitations and feelings of irregular heart beats. I've had EKG'S, ECOCARDIO and blood-work. Dr's said all test checked out fine. I'm waiting for the county hospital to schedule me for a stress test and holter monitor in a couple of months. I've been a healthy person with no family history of heart problems. I don't understand why I'm going through this.
I've also had strange headaches which feels like Cluster headaches, Dr's did a scan and found nothing so they said I didn't need an MRI.
Thanks,
Need insight
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi,
Irregular heart rate could be abnormal beat from a normal part of heart (VPC - Ventricular Premature Contraction) or could be sinus arrhythmia (irregular heart beat due to breathing, which is a normal phenomenon) or could be serious Atrial Fibrillation.
To know the exact diagnosis you need a ECG at the time of this irregular heart beat. If ECG is normal, than we put a 24hr ECG monitoring called Holter Monitor which will tell the diagnosis & than the treatment plan accordingly. Stress test is done to rule out coronary disease as a probable cause of this irregular heart rate.
So wait for the Holter report.
Thanks
Take care
Irregular heart rate could be abnormal beat from a normal part of heart (VPC - Ventricular Premature Contraction) or could be sinus arrhythmia (irregular heart beat due to breathing, which is a normal phenomenon) or could be serious Atrial Fibrillation.
To know the exact diagnosis you need a ECG at the time of this irregular heart beat. If ECG is normal, than we put a 24hr ECG monitoring called Holter Monitor which will tell the diagnosis & than the treatment plan accordingly. Stress test is done to rule out coronary disease as a probable cause of this irregular heart rate.
So wait for the Holter report.
Thanks
Take care
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