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What Causes Thump In Chest And Blurry Vision While Having Hypertension?

i am 62 yrs, with controlled hypertension, with mild mitral valve prolapse. Last night, after a light dinner, i felt a sudden thump in my chest followed by a slight blurring of vision and my temples felt as thought they were going to burst. I said to myself, am i having a stroke? I took my night medication of inderal 10mg and took lexotan 1.5mg to calm me down. My blood pressure was 140/90. Why caused the sudden thump in my chest and the rest. Thank you
Mon, 3 Oct 2016
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it is difficult to know, but I understand your concern. With mitral valve prolapse, sometimes you may have abnormal heart rhythms , ask for a holter monitor from your provider to see what your heart is doing when you have these symptoms.
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What Causes Thump In Chest And Blurry Vision While Having Hypertension?

it is difficult to know, but I understand your concern. With mitral valve prolapse, sometimes you may have abnormal heart rhythms , ask for a holter monitor from your provider to see what your heart is doing when you have these symptoms.