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What Causes Shortness Of Breath,fainting And Sweating When Suffering From PVCs?
Question: Im 42 female, quit smoking 4 years ago. Good cholestral ,blood pressure. Hypothyroid, and obese. Ive been diagnosed with pvcs. Ive had bloodwork,2 echos,countless ekgs,and 2 holters. All said pvcs benign. Recently ive had 2 episodes where i felt a flitter,short of breath,faint ,sweating. I never actually pass out although i get terribly scared. Ive had about 10 of those episodes in all.Is this normal?
Brief Answer:
Symptoms suggest pre-syncope.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your symptoms, and would like to reassure you first. These are not suggestive of any serious cardiac or neurological problem.
The most likely possibility is a pre-syncope, where the blood supply to the brain gets reduced for a short while, due to various reasons, such as fatigue, tiredness, stress, or a cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm).
If you have not had a 24-hour Holter recording, you should get it done. This would help pick up any abnormal heart rhythm, which could occur in brief episodes in a young person like you.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Symptoms suggest pre-syncope.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your symptoms, and would like to reassure you first. These are not suggestive of any serious cardiac or neurological problem.
The most likely possibility is a pre-syncope, where the blood supply to the brain gets reduced for a short while, due to various reasons, such as fatigue, tiredness, stress, or a cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm).
If you have not had a 24-hour Holter recording, you should get it done. This would help pick up any abnormal heart rhythm, which could occur in brief episodes in a young person like you.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Ive had a few holters, they have just picked up the PVCs. Could pvcs that cause dizziness and shortness of breath turn serious. Thank you for a quick reply
Brief Answer:
My reply is below.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for getting back.
Occasional PVCs are harmless and there is no need to worry. However, if there are 3 or more concurrent PVCs or if the PVCs are associated with lowering of blood pressure, then, they need to be treated medically. Otherwise, there is no need to worry.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM
My reply is below.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for getting back.
Occasional PVCs are harmless and there is no need to worry. However, if there are 3 or more concurrent PVCs or if the PVCs are associated with lowering of blood pressure, then, they need to be treated medically. Otherwise, there is no need to worry.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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