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What Causes A High Resting Heart Rate And Pulse With Tightness?
I am a nineteen year old female and my resting heart rate is always in the high 90s to 100s. On one incident my mother checked my pulse while I was asleep and my BPM was 119. Sometimes when I exercise or when I bend over my chest feels very tight. Is this normal? Should I be checked my the doctor?
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms (chest pain and tightness when exercising or bending) are not typical of any cardiac disorder.
They can be explained by gastro-esophageal reflux.
Regarding your heart rate values, they seem to be within the normal ranges.
Anyway, I would recommend performing some blood lab tests to exclude other secondary causes that may lead to a higher heart rate:
- complete blood count for anemia - thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction - blood electrolytes for possible imbalance - a chest X ray study.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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What Causes A High Resting Heart Rate And Pulse With Tightness?
Hello! Welcome on HCM! Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms (chest pain and tightness when exercising or bending) are not typical of any cardiac disorder. They can be explained by gastro-esophageal reflux. Regarding your heart rate values, they seem to be within the normal ranges. Anyway, I would recommend performing some blood lab tests to exclude other secondary causes that may lead to a higher heart rate: - complete blood count for anemia - thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction - blood electrolytes for possible imbalance - a chest X ray study. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Kind regards, Dr. Iliri