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What Causes Rapid Heart Beat?
Question: High sitting blood pressure and heart rate.
I take Losartin-HCTZ 100-25 daily.
119-85 heart rate 107
114-96. 110
113-80. 110
What causes the higher heart rate? I have a desk job .
I take Losartin-HCTZ 100-25 daily.
119-85 heart rate 107
114-96. 110
113-80. 110
What causes the higher heart rate? I have a desk job .
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your blood pressure values are within the normal ranges, while heart rate is slightly elevated.
Coming to this point, I recommend consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam and performing some tests to investigate for the possible causes of high heart rate:
- a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound to examine your heart function and structure
- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged time and exclude possible arrhythmia
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction
- complete blood count for anemia
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your blood pressure values are within the normal ranges, while heart rate is slightly elevated.
Coming to this point, I recommend consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam and performing some tests to investigate for the possible causes of high heart rate:
- a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound to examine your heart function and structure
- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged time and exclude possible arrhythmia
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction
- complete blood count for anemia
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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