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What Causes Rapid Heart Beats Without Anxiety?
Hi my daughter is 14 and 135 lbs, 5 ft tall. She has experienced rapid heartbeats a few times a day - she says for a couple of weeks - without anxiety. going to try no caffeine but has not had an abundance of it - we have been referred to a pediatric cardiologist just to be sure - can you tell me what that could be?
Mon, 25 Jul 2016
Hello.
This is probably what's know as a supraventricular tachycardia--an arrhythmia.
She'll need an EKG, an echocardiogram, and a Holter monitor--a continual EKG--to see exactly what's going on here. It isn't too serious and it can be treated with beta blocker or calcium channel blocker medications
This is probably what's know as a supraventricular tachycardia--an arrhythmia.
She'll need an EKG, an echocardiogram, and a Holter monitor--a continual EKG--to see exactly what's going on here. It isn't too serious and it can be treated with beta blocker or calcium channel blocker medications
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Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that her symptoms can be related to a cardiac arrhythmia.
A metabolic disorder such as thyroid dysfunction can not be excluded.
I recommend consulting with the pediatric cardiologist for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound to examine her cardiac function and some blood lab tests (complete blood count, thyroid hormone levels, blood electrolytes, kidney and liver function tests).
An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring may be necessary if suspicions of possible cardiac arrhythmia are raised.
Hope to have been helpful!
Feel free to ask any other questions whenever you need!
Greetings!
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that her symptoms can be related to a cardiac arrhythmia.
A metabolic disorder such as thyroid dysfunction can not be excluded.
I recommend consulting with the pediatric cardiologist for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound to examine her cardiac function and some blood lab tests (complete blood count, thyroid hormone levels, blood electrolytes, kidney and liver function tests).
An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring may be necessary if suspicions of possible cardiac arrhythmia are raised.
Hope to have been helpful!
Feel free to ask any other questions whenever you need!
Greetings!
Dr. Iliri
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