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What Causes High Heart Rate When Diagnosed With Pulmonary Hypertension?
I have been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension which causes congestive heart failure also take meds for blood pressure! Now that I ve been maintaining my blood pressure why is my heart rate so high? My blood pressure was 99/63 but heart rate was 81 was sitting upright no movement! Now when I get up n move around like cleaning house it goes to 120-140 why?
Mon, 16 Dec 2019
Hello,
It can be a tachyarrhythmia. Consult a cardiologist and plan for an ECG. An echo year has to be repeated to rule out structural disorders of heart.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
It can be a tachyarrhythmia. Consult a cardiologist and plan for an ECG. An echo year has to be repeated to rule out structural disorders of heart.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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