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What Causes Increased Heart Rate And Shortness Of Breath?

my heart speeds up and i have shortness in breath while this happens. it can happen while im at work sitting in a chair or while im doing my daily workout in the morning. i have no history of heart problems and have gone to the emergency room when this happens but was told that there was nothing wrong with me. i am 28, i am 6 ft tall, and i weigh 253 lbs. i do workout daily and am doin herbalife so my diet is very good
Mon, 17 Aug 2015
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Hello!

Thank you for your question on HCM!

I understand your concern, and I would like to explain that your symptoms seem to be caused by anxiety.

But a cardiac arrhythmia can not be excluded, as a possible cause of your symptomatology, though at the tests performed at the ER (like a resting ECG) have resulted normal.

I recommend performing an ambulatory 24 hour ECG monitoring to exclude a possible cardiac arrhythmia.

A routine blood test, thyroid hormone levels, kidney and liver function tests, blood electrolytes are necessary to exclude other causes of arrhythmia.

Hope to have been helpful!

Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri
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What Causes Increased Heart Rate And Shortness Of Breath?

Hello! Thank you for your question on HCM! I understand your concern, and I would like to explain that your symptoms seem to be caused by anxiety. But a cardiac arrhythmia can not be excluded, as a possible cause of your symptomatology, though at the tests performed at the ER (like a resting ECG) have resulted normal. I recommend performing an ambulatory 24 hour ECG monitoring to exclude a possible cardiac arrhythmia. A routine blood test, thyroid hormone levels, kidney and liver function tests, blood electrolytes are necessary to exclude other causes of arrhythmia. Hope to have been helpful! Best wishes, Dr. Iliri