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What Is Causing Heart Racing, Pounding Hard After Having Triple Bypass Surgery Considering Having Anxiety And Panic Attacks?

my wife has recently had triple bypass surgery and is having racing of the heart and at times pounding hard she has been on treatment for anxiety and panic attacks and she dose not see her heart doctor until 10-7-13 we are wondering if this is from her surgery or her other conditon
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Dear patient,

Thanks for the appropiate query; arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibirllation and flutter, are particularly frequent after cardiac surgery; I believe the best course of action would be to contact the physician, explain the symptoms, and perhaps he could order a heart monitor called Holter that registers the ECG continuously for 24 to 72 hours, depending on the frequency of the symptoms.


Hope that helps, wish you the best,

Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Cardiology
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What Is Causing Heart Racing, Pounding Hard After Having Triple Bypass Surgery Considering Having Anxiety And Panic Attacks?

Dear patient, Thanks for the appropiate query; arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibirllation and flutter, are particularly frequent after cardiac surgery; I believe the best course of action would be to contact the physician, explain the symptoms, and perhaps he could order a heart monitor called Holter that registers the ECG continuously for 24 to 72 hours, depending on the frequency of the symptoms. Hope that helps, wish you the best, Dr Brenes-Salazar MD Mayo Clinic MN Cardiology