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What Is The Cause Of Rapid Heart Rate?
Today, I walked upstairs about 25 steps and my heart was beating out of normal beat. I felt double beat and pause and then again double beat, pauses - very scary. No chest pain. I had a stress test done back in June and all was normal. heart monitor showed PAC s. Is that normal to feel those kind of pauses and double heart beats after walking up 25 steps?
Mon, 2 Mar 2015
HI
I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS.
PAC ARE PREMATURE ATRIAL COMPLEXES.THIS MEANS YOUR HEART SOMETIMES BEAT SLIGHTLY EARLIER THAN IT SHOULD DO LEADING TO FEELING OF DOUBLE BEATS.
I ASSURE YOU THAT PAC ARE QUITE COMMON IN NORMAL INDIVIDUALS.I WILL SUGGEST THYROID FUNCTION TESTS SINCE INCREASE IN THYROID HORMONES MAY CAUSE PAC.
IF SYMPTOMS ARE DISTURBING YOU THEN YOUR DOCTOR SHOULD CONSIDER BETA BLOCKER TABLET
I HOPE MY OPINION WILL BENIFIT YOU
THANKS
DR PRANAY BUDKULE
I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS.
PAC ARE PREMATURE ATRIAL COMPLEXES.THIS MEANS YOUR HEART SOMETIMES BEAT SLIGHTLY EARLIER THAN IT SHOULD DO LEADING TO FEELING OF DOUBLE BEATS.
I ASSURE YOU THAT PAC ARE QUITE COMMON IN NORMAL INDIVIDUALS.I WILL SUGGEST THYROID FUNCTION TESTS SINCE INCREASE IN THYROID HORMONES MAY CAUSE PAC.
IF SYMPTOMS ARE DISTURBING YOU THEN YOUR DOCTOR SHOULD CONSIDER BETA BLOCKER TABLET
I HOPE MY OPINION WILL BENIFIT YOU
THANKS
DR PRANAY BUDKULE
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