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Why Does Heart Beat Fast Making Breathing Difficult? Is It A Heart Disease?
my heart beats really hard sometimes and it makes it really hard to breathe FOR NO. REASON. it even does it when i m not active - just sitting around watching tv. i don t have anxiety, and i don t have symptoms of a panic attack, so what is this and why is this happening? i visited my doctor today, but it wasn t acting up when i was there so she said we couldn t do an EKG . it s been really bad today; my mom wanted to take me to the emergency room , but i didn t want to overreact if it was just a small thing. my family does have a history of heart disease , by the way. my dad had a heart attack and my sister has SVT.
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Fri, 11 May 2012
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hi
how old are you?
do you smoke or take excessive coffee?
have you got your thyroid profile done?
you may require an holter study
if you can answer these questions I would be able to guide you properly
take care
how old are you?
do you smoke or take excessive coffee?
have you got your thyroid profile done?
you may require an holter study
if you can answer these questions I would be able to guide you properly
take care
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