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What Causes Sudden Pounding Heart Beats?
I am 50 years old and keep getting a pounding heart beat. Like I have had a fright. It wakes me up suddenly. My heart pounds heavily for a minute or two then is followed by shivering, trembling. It eventually subsides. Then a little while later it suddenly all happens again .
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
HI
WELCOME TO HCM.I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS
YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE CALLED PALPITATIONS.THEY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED TO KNOW THE CAUSE.
IN MY PATIENTS I DO DETAILED PHYSICAL EXAMINATION PARTICULARLY BLOOD PRESSURE.THEN I DO ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (EKG)TO SEE RHYTHM OF THE HEART.ALSO I SUGGEST THYROID FUNCTION BOD TEST SINCE INCRESED THYROID HORMONES CAN CAUSE PALPITATIONS.
IN YOU CASE SINCE SYMPTOMS ARE EPISODIC I WILL ALSO ADVISE 24 HR HOLTER MONITORING TO DETECT ANY ABNORMALITIES IN HEART RHYTHM
I HOPE MY OPINION WILL BENIFIT YOU
WISH YOU GOOD HEALTH
DR PRANAY BUDKULE
WELCOME TO HCM.I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS
YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE CALLED PALPITATIONS.THEY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED TO KNOW THE CAUSE.
IN MY PATIENTS I DO DETAILED PHYSICAL EXAMINATION PARTICULARLY BLOOD PRESSURE.THEN I DO ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (EKG)TO SEE RHYTHM OF THE HEART.ALSO I SUGGEST THYROID FUNCTION BOD TEST SINCE INCRESED THYROID HORMONES CAN CAUSE PALPITATIONS.
IN YOU CASE SINCE SYMPTOMS ARE EPISODIC I WILL ALSO ADVISE 24 HR HOLTER MONITORING TO DETECT ANY ABNORMALITIES IN HEART RHYTHM
I HOPE MY OPINION WILL BENIFIT YOU
WISH YOU GOOD HEALTH
DR PRANAY BUDKULE
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