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What Causes Heart Beats To Vary?
Last evening without exertion, my heartbeat was 110, 10 min. later, it was 118, 10 min. later, 129. It was regular and my blood pressure was normal. I had not had any caffeine since early morning. However, I did have a shrimp coctail prior to the increase and am wondering if I had a reaction to shellfish. I've always had normal blood pressure without any meds. I am 57 years old.
Wed, 9 Jan 2019
Hello,
Your symptoms could be related to anxiety or an electrolyte imbalance. As your heart rhythm was normal, a possible cardiac arrhythmia is less likely.
Anyway, if these episodes repeat, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests (a resting ECG, complete blood count, blood electrolytes, thyroid hormone levels).
An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring would help examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged time and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
Your symptoms could be related to anxiety or an electrolyte imbalance. As your heart rhythm was normal, a possible cardiac arrhythmia is less likely.
Anyway, if these episodes repeat, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests (a resting ECG, complete blood count, blood electrolytes, thyroid hormone levels).
An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring would help examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged time and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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