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Is It Normal For A 10 Year Old To Experience Palpitations,fast Pounding Heart And Chest Pain?
Hi over the last few months my ten year old daughter has been having palpitations and fast pounding heart and chest pain and aldo feels faint with it we have been in and out of hospital with it and has shown some normal ecgs and some arrhythmia signs but we keptggetting sent home.
Wed, 5 Feb 2014
hello. your concern is well understood
palpitation, chest pain, faintness may be normally seen in young children. but many of the congenital heart defects also present in a similar fashion.
-since the ECG is normal- an echocardiogram should be done to exclude any heart disease.
if the echocardiography is normal, then there is nothing much to bother
-if these symptoms are persistent- an holter monitoring may be done, but wont be much helpful
palpitation, chest pain, faintness may be normally seen in young children. but many of the congenital heart defects also present in a similar fashion.
-since the ECG is normal- an echocardiogram should be done to exclude any heart disease.
if the echocardiography is normal, then there is nothing much to bother
-if these symptoms are persistent- an holter monitoring may be done, but wont be much helpful
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