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What Causes Irregular Heartbeat?
I had a herpetic whitlow - sp? which caused lymphangitis, or red streaking up my hand and arm - about the same time, my heart started beating irregularly and I went on a 7 day course of Keflex. While on the Keflex, my heart was fine. The minute I went off the Keflex, the palpitations came back. I ve worn a heart monitor and was told that 2% of my heartbeats are extra but what I feel is that there is some sort of infection at play here even though my bloodwork has come back normal. Thoughts?
Mon, 1 Oct 2018
Hi,
There are many causes of irregular heart beat. These irregular heart beats become especially significant when associated with syncope, loss of consciousness, vertigo, shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitations and fluctuations of your B.P.
In any individual, even without history of other diseases and comorbidities; these abnormal or irregular heart beats be recorded on ECG rhythm and be exactly typed that what sort of rhythm it is.
Most of the times in a healthy individual with no past medical history of note, only assurance is all that is needed after a mandatory baseline cardiac workup. My opinion is to have an outpatient visit at cardiology section.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Syed Hashim Ali Shah, General & Family Physician
There are many causes of irregular heart beat. These irregular heart beats become especially significant when associated with syncope, loss of consciousness, vertigo, shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitations and fluctuations of your B.P.
In any individual, even without history of other diseases and comorbidities; these abnormal or irregular heart beats be recorded on ECG rhythm and be exactly typed that what sort of rhythm it is.
Most of the times in a healthy individual with no past medical history of note, only assurance is all that is needed after a mandatory baseline cardiac workup. My opinion is to have an outpatient visit at cardiology section.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Syed Hashim Ali Shah, General & Family Physician
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