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What Causes Heart Arrhythmia With Arm Numbness?

Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...Female, I reached 65 yrs and had a Medicare Physical this week. The EKG was one of the tests and it shows early BBB, probable left atrial abnormality. I take a thyroid pill and two eye drops for glaucoma, nothing else. Low cholesterol, low blood pressure, no other health history to speak of, the glaucoma has been my challenge. I am 5'6" and weigh 180 lbs. I did have rheumatic fever at 5 yrs old but never been bothered by it. About 3 years ago, I started feeling my heart quiver or shake a little during the night and both arms go numb unless I keep them straightened out with a pillow. I have told this Dr. and also the Eye Specialist about this but nothing was pursued until I asked for the EKG during the Medicare Physical. The Dr. took blood for numerous tests that won't be back for several days. Shouldn't I pursue a cardio evaluation to be sure it's not serious? I am an insurance agent and stay very busy, I am not ill but seem to be weakening in the last 3 years.
Tue, 2 May 2017
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you said you had rheumatic fever,so 1st thing you got to do is to get a echocardiography done.which will give us an idea if you have got rheumatic heart disease.other way to rule out this is to meet a cardiologist.He will auscultate your heart and will get to know if there are any abnormal sounds but ultimately you have to confirm it with echocardiography.although, numbness of you arm does not look like related to your heart.for that please meet orthopedic and get a x Ray of neck done to see if there is any disc issue.


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What Causes Heart Arrhythmia With Arm Numbness?

you said you had rheumatic fever,so 1st thing you got to do is to get a echocardiography done.which will give us an idea if you have got rheumatic heart disease.other way to rule out this is to meet a cardiologist.He will auscultate your heart and will get to know if there are any abnormal sounds but ultimately you have to confirm it with echocardiography.although, numbness of you arm does not look like related to your heart.for that please meet orthopedic and get a x Ray of neck done to see if there is any disc issue.