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What Causes Rapid Heart Beat With High Bp?
Why does my heart pound and beat fast when I am just sitting. It does it for about five minutes during which time i get short of breath and somewhat dizzy. I have high blood pressure but it is controlled with medication. I do not smoke but have a few cocktails after work almose every day.
Mon, 21 Sep 2015
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Hello and thank you for using HCM. I carefully read your question and I understand your concern.I will try to ecplanin you something and give you some advises.
As you describe, my opinion is that we are dealing with an rhythm issue. Someone might feel fast and pounding heart beats for different reasons.
It might be to simple sinus tachycardia when you heart just beats regularly over 100 beat for minute. Its normal resting rate is between 60-100 beat for minute. Normal sinus tachycardia might happen for different reasons from simple emotional stress to anemia, hyperthyroidism ect.
This abrupt, sudden fast heart beating might be a different rhythm issue like supra-ventricular tachycardia or atrial fibrillation. You feel exactly like your heart is running very fast in a regular or irregular caotic way.They give this sensation like anxiety or difficulties in breathing deeply. They might happen for the same reasons like sinus tachycardia.
The rhythm issues are independent from hypertension. You might have hypertension and not have rhythm problems and you might have rhythm problems when your blood pressure is normal .So, if i was your treating doctor i will recommend you make some examinations like a blood analyses, your thyroid hormons, electrocardiogram, echo-cardiography and a holter monitoring to see what kind of rhythm problem is this.
In mean time avoid caffeine products and alcohol because they exacerbate you symptoms.
Hope I was helpful. Best regards.
As you describe, my opinion is that we are dealing with an rhythm issue. Someone might feel fast and pounding heart beats for different reasons.
It might be to simple sinus tachycardia when you heart just beats regularly over 100 beat for minute. Its normal resting rate is between 60-100 beat for minute. Normal sinus tachycardia might happen for different reasons from simple emotional stress to anemia, hyperthyroidism ect.
This abrupt, sudden fast heart beating might be a different rhythm issue like supra-ventricular tachycardia or atrial fibrillation. You feel exactly like your heart is running very fast in a regular or irregular caotic way.They give this sensation like anxiety or difficulties in breathing deeply. They might happen for the same reasons like sinus tachycardia.
The rhythm issues are independent from hypertension. You might have hypertension and not have rhythm problems and you might have rhythm problems when your blood pressure is normal .So, if i was your treating doctor i will recommend you make some examinations like a blood analyses, your thyroid hormons, electrocardiogram, echo-cardiography and a holter monitoring to see what kind of rhythm problem is this.
In mean time avoid caffeine products and alcohol because they exacerbate you symptoms.
Hope I was helpful. Best regards.
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