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What Causes Heart Murmur And Sudden Drop In Blood Pressure?
I have a heart murmur and a problem where my blood pressure drops suddenly causing me to faint. Could second hand smoking or second hand marijuana smoking affect this as recently being around people smoking has caused my heart to beat very fast and make me very dizzy
Mon, 1 Oct 2018
Hello,
Considering you have a heart murmur, this can be a cardiac arrhythmia like atrial fibrillation, in which heart rate suddenly goes up and also suddenly decreases.
Blood pressure falls during these episodes and one has dizziness, fainting, blackouts, sometimes syncope. Usually, ECG is normal as it is usually done in between the episodes.
ECG done during episodes will show abnormality. You will need 24 hour Holter monitoring. You'll also need an echo to confirm the cause of the murmur. So visit nearby cardiologist for these investigation. This is less likely to be related to second hand smoke.
Also, haemoglobin and thyroid test should be done. ln order to abort such episodes you should try to cough hard. You may beta blockers/calcium channel blockers or antiarrhythmic depending upon the cause.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sagar Makode, Cardiologist
Considering you have a heart murmur, this can be a cardiac arrhythmia like atrial fibrillation, in which heart rate suddenly goes up and also suddenly decreases.
Blood pressure falls during these episodes and one has dizziness, fainting, blackouts, sometimes syncope. Usually, ECG is normal as it is usually done in between the episodes.
ECG done during episodes will show abnormality. You will need 24 hour Holter monitoring. You'll also need an echo to confirm the cause of the murmur. So visit nearby cardiologist for these investigation. This is less likely to be related to second hand smoke.
Also, haemoglobin and thyroid test should be done. ln order to abort such episodes you should try to cough hard. You may beta blockers/calcium channel blockers or antiarrhythmic depending upon the cause.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sagar Makode, Cardiologist
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