Heart attacks young athletes
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Your liver is on the right side near the bottom of your ribs. Your chest and shoulder pain could be cardiac, or it could be bad indigestion, aortic anuresm or even a hiatal hernia. (my spelling is bad today, sorry) The only thing I know for sure is that you need to get it checked by a doctor soon. You are young, but lately I've heard of many college athletes having fatal heart attacks, so don't take any chances on your health.
A slow heart rate is sometimes normal and can be a sign of being very fit. Healthy young adults and athletes often have heart rates of less than 60 beats a minute.
Inaddition to an athletes' heart there could be a problem with the heart’s electrical system . It means that the heart's natural pacemaker is not working right or that the electrical pathways of the heart are disrupted.
I fail to see why someone running is more likely to have a heart attack than someone unfit? unless they of course had heart issues. Has anyone done the stats on it, I would assume there are more unfit people having heart attacks than people who are fit. I know athletes drop dead from heart attacks but from what I've read, this is mostly those who never had their hearts checked before taking up athletics.
Genetically speaking the factors that would put you at risk for what is known as a level one risk is if either your parents or brothers or sisters have had heart attacks before the age of 50 or have high cholesterol they are the two to look for. Cholesterol can be managed in a variety of ways that your family doc can tell you about and having a heart attack at your age....well you probably have a better chance of winning the lottery.
LVH (or left ventricular hypertrophy) often times seen in athletes and young patients. Typically, younger patients such as a 31 year old will not usually have pathologic LVH in the absence of other risk factors such as hypertension or family history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. I encourage you to discuss these findings with your doctor to see if further testing such as an echo would be indicated.
t want to scare you but as a paramedic and ekg technician in the past (while I was still working) no chest pain should be left to just listening to your heart. I have seen 20 year olds have heart attacks, mind you usually from drug use but still even genectically it can happen (look how many young athletes have dropped in the middle of a game). Usually most doctors will recommend having an ekg as this is the first in line to prove it is not cardiac related.
The echo at the cardiologist ruled out structural defects including an enlarged heart septum which is common in young athletes. I am now hooked up to portable heart monitor to record any other episodes. I don't think it will be helpful since I have had vitals taken a couple of times now while not feeling good (ER, and Cardiologist). I am scheduled to see the cardiologist again in a month and he seems pretty ambivalent to the fact that I want this fixed now.
Okay, I have pretty bad anxiety, and last time I checked...
I have had the misfortune of running across multiple cardiologists who tried to tell me I was stable and fine though I kept having regular angina and multiple heart attacks at an early age.
If you truly feel something is wrong, and the doctors are simply not investing the proper effort in identifying it, then keep trying with new doctors. It's your life your protecting, don't let others who aren't feeling the sensations of your body try to tell you it's all in your head.
It's not difficult to determine if one has a well-conditioned heart such as an athlete. Almost anyone would know when they were in that condtion, ie. the heart is so efficient it beats below 60 bpm at rest, very energetic, etc. Also, I believe it is the heart wall muscle that is enlarged (stronger contractions) in an athletes' heart as a result of increased exercise, not the septum ...
s already a bit on the slow side, as it is with athletes. Despite my horrible anxiety, my heart rate is relatively slow because I meditate and exercise a lot. If you really want to work on the symptoms of anxiety attacks, a therapist who specializes in anxiety treatment will be able to teach you breathing exercises and relaxation exercises to help with this.
Women with strong muscles such as athletes will show less.
If you think you are too big, you could discuss an ultrasound with your doctor, to rule out twins,
Good luck!
Thinking you are having a heart attack or heart failure is one of the most common symptoms of panic attacks. Of course thinking it does not make it reality. Your thoughts and worries are real, but your self diagnosis is not. When you feel an attack coming on, talk yourself through it. Remind yourself that you've been here before and it has always been nothing. Breath calmly, and try not to hyperventilate, that will only make your symptoms worse.
Do you see a therapist?
As long as you are asymptomatic, your much-lower-than-average diastolic readings are nothing to be concerned about. Height and weight are not factors in determining desirable BP targets.
A resting heart rate of 55 is possibly indicative of bradycardia, although healthy young adults and athletes often have heart rates of less than 60. "Asymptomatic sinus bradycardia requires no treatment", according to the American Heart Association web site.
I have both and take beta blockers. I exercise probably 5 or 6 days a week. I do cardio workouts, strength training, free weights and yoga. I don't guess I qualify as an athlete but I do pretty good workouts. At first I was terrified when my heart rate went up and I must admit that there are still times it kinda bothers me. But I'm trying really hard not to let this control my life.
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