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Have Problem With Heart Rhythm. ECG All Normal. Taking Olmesartan 25 And Metaporol 40. Advice?
Hi..I am male 30 years of age
I have some problem with heart rythm. Sometimes I feel that my heart stops for 2 or 3 seconds and then starts again with racing. I have gone holter ECG TMT ECHO and all goes normal. cholestrol is little bit high . I am taking one Blood pressure lowering medicine (olmesartan 25+ metaporol 40). for the last 1 and half it started.
I have some problem with heart rythm. Sometimes I feel that my heart stops for 2 or 3 seconds and then starts again with racing. I have gone holter ECG TMT ECHO and all goes normal. cholestrol is little bit high . I am taking one Blood pressure lowering medicine (olmesartan 25+ metaporol 40). for the last 1 and half it started.
Wed, 24 Apr 2013
Dear Sir
Thanks for writing to us.
If your ECHO is normal, you never had loss of consciousness, blackout, transient unexplained fall, then in all probability you are not in danger zone. i hope you do not have any of these symptoms.
Moreover your holter and TMT all also normal, which are again reassuring. you are most probably having APC / VPC (premature beats with origin different from normal site of origin). they , when associated with a normal ECHO, are not to be treated if they do not cause bothersome symptoms. Hence you need not worry. if you really have bothersome symptoms because of them you can ask your doctor to increase the dose of metoprolol, that will help.
So relax and be convinced that there is nothing much. if you still feel there is a problem, consult your cardiologist.
sincerely
sukhvinder singh
Thanks for writing to us.
If your ECHO is normal, you never had loss of consciousness, blackout, transient unexplained fall, then in all probability you are not in danger zone. i hope you do not have any of these symptoms.
Moreover your holter and TMT all also normal, which are again reassuring. you are most probably having APC / VPC (premature beats with origin different from normal site of origin). they , when associated with a normal ECHO, are not to be treated if they do not cause bothersome symptoms. Hence you need not worry. if you really have bothersome symptoms because of them you can ask your doctor to increase the dose of metoprolol, that will help.
So relax and be convinced that there is nothing much. if you still feel there is a problem, consult your cardiologist.
sincerely
sukhvinder singh
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