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What Causes Elevated Heart Rates While Resting?

so i am a healthy 32 year old female. i workout at the gym on a regular basis. i also perform triathlons and other event races. i started wearing my heart rate monitor again and noticed my hr getting in the 190's. today i had a max hr of 230. i have noticed not during my workouts but afterwards that i am having palpitations and almost like a fluttering feeling. but during my workouts i feel great. should i be alarmed??
Tue, 19 Apr 2016
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Hello!

Thank you for asking on HCM!

Your symptoms may be related to anxiety. Anyway, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests to exclude other possible causes:

- a cardiac ultrasound to examine your cardiac structure and function
- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to examine your heart rhythm trends during the day
- some blood lab tests (complete blood count for anemia, blood electrolytes for possible electrolytes imbalance, thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction).

Hope to have been helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri
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What Causes Elevated Heart Rates While Resting?

Hello! Thank you for asking on HCM! Your symptoms may be related to anxiety. Anyway, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests to exclude other possible causes: - a cardiac ultrasound to examine your cardiac structure and function - an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to examine your heart rhythm trends during the day - some blood lab tests (complete blood count for anemia, blood electrolytes for possible electrolytes imbalance, thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction). Hope to have been helpful! Kind regards, Dr. Iliri