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Q: fast heart rate

asked by: brat03 on April 16th, 2008

New User

I am a 43 year old type 1 Diabetic, I am not over weight. about 4 years ago I was at the dr and he heard a heart murma so he sent me to get a echo they said I had aortic stenosis well a few months ago I stated getting a little short of breath I have no energry and I notice when I first get up in the morning my heart rate is anywhere from 110 to 135, same if I just vaccume my house my heart rate will go 125 to 135 and I will need to rest than my heart rate will be like 115 so i go back to the dr he send me for another echo and he calls me up and says he don't understand but my test came back normal, so my question is is my heart rate normal or what. I have no insurance so i can't get another echo done any help will help me thanks

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Dr. Nikola

replied on April 17th, 2008

Doctor

Heart rate when resting should be in the range 60-80 beats per minute. It normally rises during the physical work. You are probably experiencing some kind of tachycardia but only ECG-test can say which type. 24 hours "holter"-monitoring can be also requested.
Can you tell me what your ECG-report says?
Echo is used to evaluate heart's structure (walls, cavities, valves, blood-dynamic etc.) and to find the source of that murmur.
Can you appeal to some cardiologist if your doctor doesn't understand?

brat03

replied on April 17th, 2008

New User

I have only 2 echo one that said something was wrong and the last one that said it was normal, I am going back to my family Dr to ask him why if my heart is normal I feel the way I feel. Thank you for your help

Dr. Nikola

replied on April 18th, 2008

Doctor

You can request ECG to determine the type of tachycardia. After that you can check the thyroid function because hyperthyroidism can cause tachycardia.
You can also consult your family doctor.

CANDYxoxLOVER

replied on April 20th, 2008

Experienced User

Ive had almost the same thing but my heart is usually about 130-180 at resting and my doc told me (after ekg, ultrasound, blood test and holter moniter) that it was some kind of tachycardia.

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