What is it called when your heart has irregular beating

What is it called when your heart has irregular beating

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An irregular heartbeat is an arrhythmia (also called dysrhythmia). Heart rates can also be irregular. A normal heart rate MORE?

What is an irregular heart beat?

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PCH: Fibrillation An irregular heartbeat is an arrhythmia. Heart rates can also be irregular. A normal heart rate is 50 to 100 beats per minute. Arrhythmias and abnormal heart rates don’t necessarily occur together. Arrhythmias can occur wi…

How Heart Handles Anger Predicts Irregular Beat

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New research points to a telltale heart when it comes to people at risk for a life-threatening irregular heartbeat. Negative emotions like hostility and depression have long been considered risks for developing heart disease. Deaths from ca…

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What does my irregular heart beat and headaches mean PLEASE help?

Q: Im going to try to give as much information as I can and not leave anything out because I am pretty worried. I’m 19 Early this summer I got really sick with strep throat and went to the emergency room for an irregular heart beat, it went from 98 to 151 in seconds. After a shot it stayed between 120-134. Nothing less sometimes a few beats more. They called it tachycardia and didnt look into it any further. Every since then at random times I have irregular heart beats, mostly when I am sick. For the last 3 days it has been constant! I cant sleep because I hear it pounding really hard in my chest and I can hear it in my head. My heart feels like it flutters, sometimes even feeling it pulls against the muscles in my stomach. The headaches are bad, they are at the very tip of my head (where a hat goes), not the side, not the front, not the back, a little on my neck from time to time though. It feels like I have been sitting upside down for hours it lessens and worsens. Mostly at night I break out in cold sweats. When I cough it hurts and outlines the pain worse on the tip of my head. I dont smoke, i dont do drugs, i dont drink, im not depressed/stressed, no high blood pressure, no diabetes, its not a sinus headache, and im pretty sure its not a migrane. This is different, my dad blows it off and says its your sinuses! your congested! and gives me a BC powder. (BC powder fixes everything with him) I do have mild asthma but it is not bad, ive never had an attack and it never bothers me unless i inhale steam or cig. smoke. I can breathe fine through my nose, I can not take a deep breath because it hurts, every so often I do cough up a little flem. If it makes a difference it only really hurts on my left side, like under my lungs, ribs, kindney area. Everyone thinks im just “sick” I believe its more. Any advice on what may cause headaches and irregular heart beat that hurts from time to time is appreciated. Sorry it was so long but I wanted to give enough detail.

A: One of the possible secondary complications of strep throat if not properly treated with antibiotics is Rheumatic heart disease. Given sucha limited history and no examination, I just wanted to throw that out there. Talk to your primary care physician ASAP! If he’s one of the ones blowing you off, find another (better) doctor. Irregular heartbeats have many different causes and all need to be investigated. It sounds like atrial fibrillation to me, but all I have to go on is what you wrote. Do a websearch for more info as I could write a book here. I’m guessing that when you are sick you may be using cold medications. Many of these contain pseudoephedrine which will trigger A-fib in susceptible individuals. You need to have a 24 hour halter monitor which is monitors the electrical activity of your heart over a day’s time to see what is happening. If it is A-fib than it is not a real big deal in the big scheme of things. You will need to be on blood thinners to prevent blood clots from forming in the heart (and then being sent through your circulatory system, but that’s a pretty easy fix. Bill Walton the famous basketball player suffers from A-fib, so rest easy. But PLEASE get it checked. Go to someone that will give you the 24hour monitor, because A-fib is the most likely but also the least threatening problem. Other electrical issues in the heart are more worrisome. Headaches and pain may result from heart issues as the strength of the contraction of the heart may increase as your body attempts to correct the insufficient pumping of the blood. You may also have a cold at thee same time as pure coincidence. If I were you, I would go to the ER immediately. If you’ve had A-fib for 3 days, your chance of stroke is increasing and they need to chemically or electrically regulate your heartbeat. Get that taken care of then go to a good cardiologist and get the halter monitor.

Are headaches and irregular heart beat connected in any way and what does it mean?

Q: Im going to try to give as much information as I can and not leave anything out because I am pretty worried. I’m 19 Early this summer I got really sick with strep throat and went to the emergency room for an irregular heart beat, it went from 98 to 151 in seconds. After a shot it stayed between 120-134. Nothing less sometimes a few beats more. They called it tachycardia and didnt look into it any further. Every since then at random times I have irregular heart beats, mostly when I am sick. For the last 3 days it has been constant! I cant sleep because I hear it pounding really hard in my chest and I can hear it in my head. My heart feels like it flutters, sometimes even feeling it pulls against the muscles in my stomach. The headaches are bad, they are at the very tip of my head (where a hat goes), not the side, not the front, not the back, a little on my neck from time to time though. It feels like I have been sitting upside down for hours it lessens and worsens. Mostly at night I break out in cold sweats. When I cough it hurts and outlines the pain worse on the tip of my head. I dont smoke, i dont do drugs, i dont drink, im not depressed/stressed, no high blood pressure, no diabetes, its not a sinus headache, and im pretty sure its not a migrane. This is different, my dad blows it off and says its your sinuses! your congested! and gives me a BC powder. (BC powder fixes everything with him) I do have mild asthma but it is not bad, ive never had an attack and it never bothers me unless i inhale steam or cig. smoke. I can breathe fine through my nose, I can not take a deep breath because it hurts, every so often I do cough up a little flem. If it makes a difference it only really hurts on my left side, like under my lungs, ribs, kindney area. Everyone thinks im just “sick” I believe its more. Any advice on what may cause headaches and irregular heart beat that hurts from time to time is appreciated. Sorry it was so long but I wanted to give enough detail.

A: If you do have tachychardia then this is the kind of treatment you may need:The treatment modality used depends on the type of tachycardia and the hemodynamic stability of the patient. If the tachycardia originates from the sinus node (sinus tachycardia), treatment of the underlying cause of sinus tachycardia is usually sufficient. On the other hand, if the tachycardia is of a potentially lethal origin (ie: ventricular tachycardia) treatment with anti arrhythmic agents or with electrical cardioversion may be required. Below is a brief discussion of some of the main tachyarrhythmias and their treatments

HAVE YOU HAD A THALLIUM STRESS TEST FOR IRREGULAR HEART BEAT??? PLEASE READ MY OWN, NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE.?

Q: On March 20th of this year I had to go for a Thallium Stress Test. For those who do not know what this is, I will describe the process.This is a type of nuclear scanning test or myocardial perfusion imaging test. It shows how well blood flows to the heart muscle. It’s usually done along with an exercise stress test on a treadmill or bicycle.The thallium stress test is useful to determine: * Extent of a coronary artery blockage * Prognosis of patients who’ve suffered a heart attack * Effectiveness of cardiac procedures done to improve circulation in coronary arteries * Cause(s) of chest pain * Level of exercise that a patient can safely performWhen the patient reaches his or her maximum level of exercise, a small amount of a radioactive substance called thallium is injected into the bloodstream. Then the patient lies down on a special table under a camera (“gamma camera”) that can see the thallium and make pictures. The thallium mixes with the blood in the bloodstream and heart’s arteries and enters heart muscle cells. If a part of the heart muscle doesn’t receive a normal blood supply, less than a normal amount of thallium will be in those heart muscle cells.The first pictures are made shortly after the exercise test and show blood flow to the heart during exercise. The heart is “stressed” during the exercise test — thus the name “stress test.” The patient then lies quietly for 2-3 hours and another series of pictures is made. These show blood flow to the heart muscle during rest.I went onto the treadmill, and performed the test to what the written medical report described as ” performed to 110% of the required pace, for 8 minutes”.Now let me share a LIFE GIVING chain of events with you in regards to this test.The Radiologist who performed the physical test and the scan, said to me…… “Edward, you did say that you had had a heart attack, didn’t you??”. I replied…No Tom, I said that my mother and father had both had heart attacks….never me.He then said to me…..”When we have completed this scan I want to show you something”.The scan of the heart was completed and I removed myself from the machine, went over to the large screen where Tom the radiologist was sitting, where he proceeded to show me an artery in the heart which was 95% blocked. (I call it an artery, as I do not remember the exact terminology Tom used)NOW PLEASE NOTE…..I SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE TREADMILL TEST TO 110%, WITHOUT A N Y PAIN OR SIGNS OF HEART FAILURE OR HEART DISEASE>>> WITH A 95% BLOCKAGE!!!!!Two days after the test I went to see my renowned cardiologist, who said the following to me….”Wonderful news Edward….. you performed the stress test to 110%”.Without being rude to the cardiologist, I drew to his attention the comments Tom the Radiologist had made about the blockage he had shown me at the time of the Thallium Stress Test. “No mention of it on the report” said the cardiologist, but if that was the case, I want you into hospital in two days time for a cathaterization of your heart, and if I find anything I shall place a stint in the affected area.Two days passed and I went into hospital for the heart cath. SURE ENOUGH, within seconds of placing the dye into my heart, the cardiologist found the blockage, shown to me by Tom the radiologist. He placed a stint into my heart and resolved the problem. The “WIDOW MAKER” (as the heart defect is known) did not get me.What is the HUGE LESSON to be learned from this folks???.THE WRITTEN REPORT was INACCURATE and it shows that a 110% successful result on the treadmill with THALLIUM, does not conclusively show that there is a defect in the heart. Have you had a THALLIUM STRESS TEST?????Have you been told that you are fine and 110%?????I had been told this by five cardiologists over the last 15 years that there was nothing wrong with my heart after having had 6 stress tests.Thankfully, the Radiologist Tom found the blockage, otherwise I KNOW from the cardiologist, that I would be another serious, even fatal heart attack statistic.Do you want to make sure that your stress test was accurate???Its a life or death issue…your life or your death?????Email me if you want to see the pictures of how close you can come to death without knowing it.I had severe tiredness, but did not know why. NOW I DO!!!The near death experience came several hours after the procedure was completed…..something to be shared with those who really want to know about it…email me if you do.

A: Wow, thanks for sharing.I am being treated for several tick-borne illnesses, and I had to go through a stress test (nothing injected though) because of chest pain, shortness of breath and fatgue. i was told, too, that I am fine, although I’ve often wondered if the doctor was right. He just thought that my symptoms were part of these diseases.