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What Causes Dizziness And Increased Heart Beats With Low Bp?
yesterday i was sitting reading my mail went I all of a sudden started getting light headed, dizzy, my heart rate rapidly increased, when I took my bp it was 99/61 and my pulse was up to 162 which. I literally thought I was going to die, that was the most scary thing that has ever happened to me. ............ I was on my way to hospital but on my way there I started to feel better and came back home to rest. I am still not feeling quite myself yet today. Should I be concerned?
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Thank you for asking on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to a cardiac arrhythmia.
This is why, I would recommend performing further tests to investigate for the possible underlying causes:
- a cardiac ultrasound and a resting ECG to examine your cardiac function and structure
- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to examine your heart rhythm trends during the day and exclude possible arrhythmia
- complete blood count for anemia
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid imbalance, which can trigger this symptomatology.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri
Thank you for asking on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to a cardiac arrhythmia.
This is why, I would recommend performing further tests to investigate for the possible underlying causes:
- a cardiac ultrasound and a resting ECG to examine your cardiac function and structure
- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to examine your heart rhythm trends during the day and exclude possible arrhythmia
- complete blood count for anemia
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid imbalance, which can trigger this symptomatology.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri
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