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Is It Dangerous To Have Heart Rate Up To 245bmp?
I recently got very upset while coincidentally connected to a heart rate monitor. My heart rate rose to 245 bmp and everyone came rushing into the room I guess because they heard the fast beeping. They didn t say much but was that dangerous? Is that high enough to have done any damage?
Sat, 22 Feb 2014
Dear patient,
Thanks for the query. Such fast heart rates at rest would potentially signify an arrhythmia of the heart, such as atrial fibrillation, flutter or ventricular tachycardia; if very short lived they usually cause no structural damage but for instance ventricular tachycardia can be deadly and has to be investigated. Thus, if it was not a measurement error from the equipment, you may benefit from an ambulatory monitor or an event monitor to see if it recurrs.
Hope this helps, wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Cardiology
Thanks for the query. Such fast heart rates at rest would potentially signify an arrhythmia of the heart, such as atrial fibrillation, flutter or ventricular tachycardia; if very short lived they usually cause no structural damage but for instance ventricular tachycardia can be deadly and has to be investigated. Thus, if it was not a measurement error from the equipment, you may benefit from an ambulatory monitor or an event monitor to see if it recurrs.
Hope this helps, wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Cardiology
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