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Suggest Treatment For High Heart Rate And Heavy Breathing
Question: I am an ultra distance runner, and on several occasions, including yesterday, after great exertion I will reach a point where I cannot continue.. seems high heart rate, heavy breathing for simple climbs, cannt even walk up hills that normally could run slow or speed walk.. this normally happens after 50 miles or so, yesterday happened after 23 miles... not sure what it is, or what to to do combat this syndrome. today feel OK
Brief Answer:
Arrhythmias and coronary artery disease should be excluded
Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,
In case of your symptoms arrhythmias and coronary artery disease should be excluded.
It is a very good idea to wear heart monitor on a long run, it can detect arrhythmias, so you should follow your doctor's recommendation.
If you were my patient I would perform also stress echocardiography to exclude coronary artery disease, as it can cause such symptoms as well. And if it doesn't diagnosed and left untreated it can lead to dangerous complications.
If stress echocardiography is not available in your hospital, nuclear stress test is also an option.
Treadmill test is also a good test but it has lower specificity, so I would go for one of above mentioned tests.
Hope I could help you
Wishing you a good health
In case of further questions don't hesitate to ask
Regards,
Arrhythmias and coronary artery disease should be excluded
Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,
In case of your symptoms arrhythmias and coronary artery disease should be excluded.
It is a very good idea to wear heart monitor on a long run, it can detect arrhythmias, so you should follow your doctor's recommendation.
If you were my patient I would perform also stress echocardiography to exclude coronary artery disease, as it can cause such symptoms as well. And if it doesn't diagnosed and left untreated it can lead to dangerous complications.
If stress echocardiography is not available in your hospital, nuclear stress test is also an option.
Treadmill test is also a good test but it has lower specificity, so I would go for one of above mentioned tests.
Hope I could help you
Wishing you a good health
In case of further questions don't hesitate to ask
Regards,
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