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Are Symptoms Of Heart Palpitations And Breathlessness At Night A Cause For Concern?

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Posted on Wed, 18 Sep 2019
Question: hello, for the past few nights I've been waking up gasping for air and my heart pounding. while I'm sleeping it feels like my breathing stops or slows down alot or my heart is beating way too slowly and I can feel this while sleeping so I shoot up awake gasping for air with a pounding heart. it has me very uneasy when bed time rolls around 😒 .. thank you in advance!
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Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (22 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

I understand your concern and would explain that your symptoms don't seem to be related to any cardiac disorders.

Anyway, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam and some tests :

- a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound to examine your heart
-a chest X ray study and pulmonary function tests to investigate for a lung disorder
- complete blood count
- blood electrolytes
- thyroid hormone levels
- an ambulatory 24 to 48 hours ECG monitoring to examine your heart rhythm trends for a long time and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.

You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests.

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri
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Are Symptoms Of Heart Palpitations And Breathlessness At Night A Cause For Concern?

Brief Answer: I would recommend as follows. Detailed Answer: Hello, I understand your concern and would explain that your symptoms don't seem to be related to any cardiac disorders. Anyway, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam and some tests : - a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound to examine your heart -a chest X ray study and pulmonary function tests to investigate for a lung disorder - complete blood count - blood electrolytes - thyroid hormone levels - an ambulatory 24 to 48 hours ECG monitoring to examine your heart rhythm trends for a long time and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia. You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests. Kind regards, Dr. Iliri