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I had an episdoe of rapid heart beat several weeks ago..cooking at the time...going thru a lot of stress that day...ended up in ambulance & er...recorded hr at 216...took meds to bring it down...btw I am 45 yrs old (peri), had echo, ekg & stress, all good..on 25 mg metoprolol since...could this have been stress/anxiety, or SVT?
I would explain that your symptoms could be related to anxiety.
You should know that anxiety or physical stress can mimic this clinical scenario, by activating the sympathetic nervous system, causing increased circulating levels or adrenaline and noradrenaline.
For this reason, I would recommend performing an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring in order to examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged time and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.
I would also advice checking your thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction, which could trigger this clinical scenario.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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What Causes Episodes Of Rapid Heart Beat?
Hello! Thank you for asking on HCM! I would explain that your symptoms could be related to anxiety. You should know that anxiety or physical stress can mimic this clinical scenario, by activating the sympathetic nervous system, causing increased circulating levels or adrenaline and noradrenaline. But a cardiac arrhythmia can not be excluded either. For this reason, I would recommend performing an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring in order to examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged time and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia. I would also advice checking your thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction, which could trigger this clinical scenario. Hope to have been helpful! Kind regards, Dr. Iliri