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What Causes Rise In Heart Rate Up To 140?

Why does my pulse keep reaching 140, does that mean i have anxiety? been quite poorly this week and in hospital and they were concerened about my heart rate then but they done an ecg and it lowered eventually but it keeps getting higher as i can feel the palpitations in my chest does that make sense

Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern.

Anxiety is commonly accompanied with an increase in heart rate. There are various types of anxiety attacks and all of them are charachterized by a flush of chatecholamines (adrenalin) in blood stream. For example, fear (one type of anxiety, called situational anxiety) is almost always accompanied with a significant increase in heart rate, paleness, heavy breathing (all symptoms of adrenalin flush in the system). My opinion is that, just to exclude the heart origin of this sign with highest probability, you should be put on a 24-hour Holter rhythm monitor. Otherwise, my opinion is that this is only benign and not to worry about. Although, if this situation affects your quality of life and every-day duties, I recommend a consult with a psychanalist or psychiatrist, to further determine this condition and to start or withhold treatment. I hope I was helpful with my answer.

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What Causes Rise In Heart Rate Up To 140?

Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern. Anxiety is commonly accompanied with an increase in heart rate. There are various types of anxiety attacks and all of them are charachterized by a flush of chatecholamines (adrenalin) in blood stream. For example, fear (one type of anxiety, called situational anxiety) is almost always accompanied with a significant increase in heart rate, paleness, heavy breathing (all symptoms of adrenalin flush in the system). My opinion is that, just to exclude the heart origin of this sign with highest probability, you should be put on a 24-hour Holter rhythm monitor. Otherwise, my opinion is that this is only benign and not to worry about. Although, if this situation affects your quality of life and every-day duties, I recommend a consult with a psychanalist or psychiatrist, to further determine this condition and to start or withhold treatment. I hope I was helpful with my answer. Best regards.