Heart disease causes tachycardia

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Avatar f tn Your heart rate may remain high after exercise if you have tachycardia, a condition that affects the one or both sets of chambers in your heart. Tachycardia causes your heart to beat significantly faster due to its effects on the electrical signals that control your heart rate. Hope this helps.
Avatar f tn Can anyone tell me how long it takes for tachycardia to weaken heart muscle. Trying to figure out how I may have gotten cardiomyopathy. I have had out of control tachycardia for quite a while but is now somewhat controled by meds. Would love to know how long before it starts to weaken heart.
Avatar n tn t old enough to have blocked arteries which is the primary reason for chest pains and the other forms of heart disease which would give you chest pain, if you had those types of heart disease, it would be hard to miss. Sinus tachycardia is a heart rate up to 140bpm. ; that may seem fast, but when you put it up against heart rates into the 200-300 bpm range, that's when there can be risks involving the heart. The heart is capable of handling even those fast rates for quite awhile.
762919 tn?1234450210 s, holter monitor and 6 week long event monitor,oh and a tilt table to.. my cardio doc is done running tests. does this mean he had ruled out heart disease and heart issues at this point? I was told the tahacardia is sinus in nature and he does not feel the need for a beta blocker at this point. He told me based upon my tread mill I'm in farily good shape? Well what does that mean? I'm confused??
Avatar m tn First, we are not doctors. We can't diagnose you. And even if we were, which we're not, we couldn't diagnose you through a forum. Regarding high resting heart rate. The most important question is: Do you always have an elevated heart rate? Or do you measure it in times with stress, anxiety, etc? Second: I assume (and see) that your doctor have ruled out some (appropriate, but pathological) reasons for your sinus tachycardia.
Avatar n tn When a heart rate is too fast, the person becomes very out of breath. The only other concern would be if she were to have an adrenal tumor, which causes fast heart beats. If this continues, you may want her to get tested to make sure that is not the cause and a thyroid test to check for hyperthyroidism.
768251 tn?1256734583 I am 38 and at age 10 had rheumatic fever. I now have heart palpitations and tachycardia and am on medication for the tachycardia (Toprol XL). What exactly does the Atrial Dialtion mean and can it be the reason for the palpitations and tachycardia? Is this reversible? I am also overweight, will losing weight help? I am really scared and dont know what to do. Is there anything I can do? Help please!! The left Artium was 5.0 cm.
Avatar n tn A related discussion, <a href="/posts/Heart-Disease/tachycardia/show/2067220">tachycardia</a> was started.
Avatar m tn I would make an appt for a cardiologist & EP and have that echo and full workup to see if they can find what arrhythmia's you're having...also find out what caused your mother's SCA and make sure you tell the dr the cause if you haven't. I don't know about your increased risk of SCA; I can't find anything on the American Heart Association as to increased risk with genetics in play.
Avatar f tn I copy my answer to Nurse2b1982: I think what you've read is correct. However, it is important to understand that ventricular tachycardia (or ventricular tachyarrhythmias, that is a joint term for ventricular tachycardia, ventricular flutter and to some degree ventricular fibrillation, though almost all the time used for ventricular tachycardia) can manifest in different ways and be caused by different mechanisms, some of them almost completely benign, some of them life threatening.
Avatar m tn There are various causes of tachycardia. These include heart disease, high blood pressure, thyroid disease, electrolyte imbalance, medications, caffeine, alcohol, smoking, or other recreational drug abuse, and psychological stress or anxiety. It is important to consider and treat the cause of the tachycardia, rather than just treating the condition. Simply slowing the heart rate could cause more harm if the rapid heartbeat is a symptom of a more serious or long-term problem.
Avatar n tn Have they told you why your liver count is so high? Have you talked to your doctor about this? I don't know if the liver causes it, but I know that sometimes when something is out of whack in our bodies it throws other things out of whack. I'd talk to your doctor about it. When my heart beats too fast it does feel like my heart is going to jump right out of my body. That is a good description. You might be experiencing anxiety or it could be some kind of tachycardia.
Avatar n tn Sinus tachycardia is not a diagnosis, or a heart disease, or even the beginning of a heart disease. Sinus tachycardia is a normal reaction to "something". If the sinus tachycardia is bothering you, it's a good idea to see a doctor to find out what this "something" may be. It can be a normal reaction and it may be caused by some sort of disorder (usually not heart related). A good start is measuring the blood pressure during your sinus tachycardia.
Avatar n tn Serious arrhythmias, however, are most often caused by underlying heart disease, commonly coronary heart disease, heart valve problems, and heart failure. (See Article #11 "The Inner Layer Of Your Blood Vessels Is A Battlefield", and Article #4 "Your Older Heart May Cause You To Feel Short Of Breath.") Categorizing Arrhythmias: When and Where Does the Takeover of SA Node Pacemaking Occur? Medical science categorizes arrhythmias in several different ways.
Avatar m tn Ventricular tachycardia, or VT, has a few potential causes. Coronary artery disease, or blockages in the arteries that supply the heart, is a common cause. That is why a stress test was ordered, to try and diagnose this as a potential problem. Another potential cause is a cardiomyopathy, or damage to the squeezing function of the heart, which is performed by the myocardium (muscles of the heart). This itself can be a primary problem, or due to coronary artery disease.
771913 tn?1343331188 t say for certain or no of any studies that prove it though I am sure someone has done a study but what I do know is after a bout of tachycardia the heart is likely a bit irritated depending on the duration and intensity so it would not be surprising to feel some symptoms afterward or have a higher risk of it happening again. Pacs and pvcs can cause someone to fall into tachycardia, at least the kind I had avnrt was triggered by my pvcs.
Avatar f tn I had my first irregular heartbeat 10 years ago. The first ER doctor diagnosed as heart issues and put me on a beta blocker. However, I am allergic to all beta blockers and broke out in hives. 2 days later it happened again and the 2nd ER doctor told me it was a panic attack, gave me Xanax, and it stopped. So, for years, I thought I was only having panic attacks. 3 years ago when I was in my 7th month of pregnancy, it happened again and was far worse than previous episodes.
Avatar f tn Structural heart disease with focal wall-motion abnormality in the left ventricle with no significant coronary artery disease. Left ventriculogram showed small area between 1 and 2 centimetrs in diameter of the area of hypokinesis of the inferior wall, which was localized, Left ventricular ejection fraction mildly reduced between 45% and 50%. Very mild global right ventricular hypokinesis without focal wall motion abnormalities.
Avatar f tn My tachycardia episodes have gotten so much worse since then, and the tachycardia often causes a full on panick attack, so the 2 are feeding off each other. My quality of life has deteriorated drastically, so obviously I’ve considered going back on klonopin, but I’m wondering if anyone else takes it for that specific reason or if maybe it’s just a coincidence that mine got worse when I came off of it. Thanks in advance for any info!
Avatar m tn I had a faster than normal heart rate at rest (115) and that was due to a coronary artery disease. There are many causes for tachycardia and would need more information to be more informative. "Coronary artery disease High blood pressure Changes in the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) Valve disorders Electrolyte imbalances in the blood, such as sodium or potassium Injury from a heart attack The healing process after heart surgery Other medical conditions.