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What Causes Sudden Palpitations And Low Heart Rate?
my wife just had an episode while she was teaching children at school. symptoms, jumping veins and felt as if her heart was pounding. she went to the school nurse and vitals seemed ok but heartbeat was very slow.. cause for concern?? history: She was working with me in the yard moving turf last night we were doing a lot of heavy lifting and pulling... Also she was drinking energy drinks and smoking cigarettes.... Thank You Matt
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
Hello,
Feeling the heart pounding with a very slow pulse rate usually means that a bradyarrhythmia had occurred. There are various potential causes for this and it always requires a cardiological assessment particularly if she had symptoms of faintness and/or a pulse rate lower than 40 beats per minute.
Since you haven't mentioned the actual pulse rate that the nurse detected I can't be sure that this the case with her. If - for example - she had 58 beats per minute than this is not low enough to justify any symptom at all. Other symptoms like cold sweating and nausea may indicate an acute cardiovascular event.
I'll be glad to provide more comments if you'd like to share more information about her symptoms and findings. So in conclusion, visiting a cardiologist is advised for proper assessment and an ECG.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis,
Internal Medicine Specialist
Feeling the heart pounding with a very slow pulse rate usually means that a bradyarrhythmia had occurred. There are various potential causes for this and it always requires a cardiological assessment particularly if she had symptoms of faintness and/or a pulse rate lower than 40 beats per minute.
Since you haven't mentioned the actual pulse rate that the nurse detected I can't be sure that this the case with her. If - for example - she had 58 beats per minute than this is not low enough to justify any symptom at all. Other symptoms like cold sweating and nausea may indicate an acute cardiovascular event.
I'll be glad to provide more comments if you'd like to share more information about her symptoms and findings. So in conclusion, visiting a cardiologist is advised for proper assessment and an ECG.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis,
Internal Medicine Specialist
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