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What Causes Fast Heart Beat Prior To Going To Sleep At Night?
Question: Every night in my sleep my heart is usually beating on the fast side. I'm 44 yrs old and a pack a day smoker. Should I be worried I have heart disease and is this something that can kill me in my sleep?
Brief Answer:
Tachycardia from smoking
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for contacting HCM with your health care concerns.
You have noticed an elevated heart rate prior to going to sleep at night. This elevated heart rate is usual with people who smoke. Cigarettes have numerous compounds including carbon monoxide. These compounds can cause elevated heart rates. Smoking also causes damage to the blood vessels around the heart and can cause early heart disease. I recommend that you consider stop smoking.
There are numerous medications now to help stop smoking including Chantix, Wellbutrin and nicotine replacements. Consider the elevated heart as the beginning sign of troubles to come.
Your elevate heart rate will not cause you to die suddenly at night. It will be the long term use of cigarettes that will eventually effect your heart and lungs.
I know this sounds like preaching but if you are truly concerned about your health you should seriously consider stop smoking.
I hope I answered your question. Please contact HCM again with your health care concerns or questions.
Tachycardia from smoking
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for contacting HCM with your health care concerns.
You have noticed an elevated heart rate prior to going to sleep at night. This elevated heart rate is usual with people who smoke. Cigarettes have numerous compounds including carbon monoxide. These compounds can cause elevated heart rates. Smoking also causes damage to the blood vessels around the heart and can cause early heart disease. I recommend that you consider stop smoking.
There are numerous medications now to help stop smoking including Chantix, Wellbutrin and nicotine replacements. Consider the elevated heart as the beginning sign of troubles to come.
Your elevate heart rate will not cause you to die suddenly at night. It will be the long term use of cigarettes that will eventually effect your heart and lungs.
I know this sounds like preaching but if you are truly concerned about your health you should seriously consider stop smoking.
I hope I answered your question. Please contact HCM again with your health care concerns or questions.
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