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What Causes Feeling Of Heart Beats In Throat While Exercising?
Question: My 15 year old son complains of his heart beating in his throat while exercising. He had a normal holter monitor test with heart rate range of 30 during sleep to 180 during exercise. He also complains that he feels tired very quickly when playing. He has never complained of this before and is in excellent shape. What could be causing it and should I pursue further testing?
Brief Answer:
Cardio work up important for final diagnosis...
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have gone through the medical history of your son carefully and can say as following:
I highly recommend to wait to run a complete cardio work up including:
- ECG
- cardiac echo
- stress test
If you cannot wait until the scheduled appointment, I advise to go to Er once he feels the heart beating in the throat and get the cardio work up there.
I also advise to run a complete blood count to exclude blood disorders (e.g. anemia).
Hope it helped!
Dr.Benard
Cardio work up important for final diagnosis...
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have gone through the medical history of your son carefully and can say as following:
I highly recommend to wait to run a complete cardio work up including:
- ECG
- cardiac echo
- stress test
If you cannot wait until the scheduled appointment, I advise to go to Er once he feels the heart beating in the throat and get the cardio work up there.
I also advise to run a complete blood count to exclude blood disorders (e.g. anemia).
Hope it helped!
Dr.Benard
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