I have had my heart checked out and found to be ok by cardioogists. I have taken stress tests. I am and the end of my rope so to speak and have not found anything yet to help but am open for suggestions. I did go to the above web site but dang, the yogis are all the way in India. Surely there must be someone closer by??
If you have an irregular heart beat, those pauses and then more forceful beats, on a regular basis......is this hard on your heart and are you more likely to have heart trouble later in life? I have worn a holter monitor, had a stress test and echocardogram, and they say there is no problem that requires treatment. I do have am above normal blood calcium level, and I have for years, and I wonder if that could be related.
i am 52 and over weight i have had 3 sivere epasodes of rapid heart beats and flutters which follow the fastest heart beat was 204 there are heart problems in the family i am going threw my menapause and i have been stressed for around 14 yrs and up untill 2 mths before my first epasode i stoped taking prozac i dont seem to be getting much of an answer from medical professionals thank you
Clasic heart attach warning, sweating, fatigue, pain between the shoulder blades, shortness of breath. An EKG shows irregular heart beat and low heart rate of 40. A stress test is administered and I pass with flying colors. They have to stop me.
I still continue the symptoms and in fact they now involve greater fatigue, shorness of breath and a raspy thropugh and cough. All sounds familiar to a possible heart problem.
I had no followup from a doctor after the stress test.
I've had many episodes over the years--racing heart, irregular heart beat, tightening in chest with faintness. I also have had my thyroid removed. Boy oh boy, it's not been fun. Lately I have become more worried about heart problems. My doctor says I'm fine but he sent me to a cardiologist who has ordered an echo/stress test. I am scared to death!!! The cardiologist checked me and said that from what he could tell my heart seems fine. But I still am SCARED!
Premature atrial contractions and/or premature ventricular contractions are the terms used for when the heart tosses out an extra beat (feels like a skipped beat). They can be isolated beats, in patterns, runs, etc. The key is whether you have a structurally normal heart. That's determined by an echocardiogram. Did your husband have an echo?
Murmurs can range from innocent to serious. Do you have any more information as to the type of the murmur.
I purchased a home BP monitor so that I can track my bp. On rare occasions I would get an irregular heart beat reading. When I would recheck it would not show. Today I have been doing my spring cleaning and if I stop what I am doing, sit down and immediately take my BP the irregular heartbeat symbol shows up most of the time. If I then sit still for a bit and take it again it doesn't show.
You mention a heart doctor (cardiologist?) and a stress test. My understanding of a stress test, I've had several, most nuclear stress tests, is to check on how well the blood is getting to heart muscles. Given you got good results on the stress test (here stress refers to physical stress on the body/heart, not mental stress) it is unlikely that you have any blockage - that's good.
You didn't mention EKG, but you did have a holter monitor.
I bought an AliveCor two-lead ECG device and I was able to get two 30 second ECGs - one that is normal (when I was not experiencing the irregular beat) and one that is abnormal (when I was experiencing the irregular beat). AliveCor created a PDF file for each. My name and birthday were on each of these PDF files so I downloaded Wondershare's free pdf editor to remove my name and birthday. Wondershare creates a watermark (and wondershare link) on the pdf document until you buy the upgrade.
For the last couple days my heart has been beating really fast for atleast one minute and then goes normal for 15 seconds then back to high. At this stage it's happening every other minute. Last time This happened to me when I was 17. Now I'm 22 and it has started again but worse. I suffer from asthma.
I go to the gym regularly. What can this be?
A non stress test is just monitoring the baby's heart beat, movement, and your contractions (if any) for 20-60min, usually. Just making sure things are relatively normal, like the heart beat being steady and consistent, etc. I ate ice and played on my phone. Though a woman had her baby that hour while I was there..kind of awesome!
ve also had intermittent chest pains for the last several months, though not during the irregular beat episodes. The irregular beats are what finally drove me to make a doctor's appointment, which was Oct. 29.
I must add that when I told my doctor why I was there -- the irregular beats -- explaining that I realized I put off making an appointment because of not "wanting to go through the whole process", he laughed out loud, doubling over at the waist.
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