What Causes Heart Palpitations In An Elderly Person?
I would recommend performing some tests :
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that before concluding that your symptoms are caused by anxiety, it is necessary exclude other possible metabolic causes ( chronic anemia, thyroid dysfunction, electrolyte imbalance, kidney or liver disease, etc. ).
For this reason, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical examination and some tests :
- complete blood count
- fasting glucose levels
- thyroid hormone levels
- blood electrolytes
- kidney and liver function tests
- a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound.
If all these tests result normal, you should consider anxiety as the main cause of your complaints.
I would also recommend you to closely monitor your blood pressure values. Low blood pressure can mimic this situation.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri