Hi Doc,Im 43yr old female, 54 and 146 pounds.Since 2009 Ive been in and out of the emergency room for palpitations and feelings of irregular heart beats. Ive had EKGS, ECOCARDIO and blood-work. Drs said all test checked out fine. Im waiting for the county hospital to schedule me for a stress test and holter monitor in a couple of months. Ive been a healthy person with no family history of heart problems. I dont understand why Im going through this.Ive also had strange headaches which feels like Cluster headaches, Drs did a scan and found nothing so they said I didnt need an MRI.Thanks,Need insight
Hi, Irregular heart rate could be abnormal beat from a normal part of heart (VPC - Ventricular Premature Contraction) or could be sinus arrhythmia (irregular heart beat due to breathing, which is a normal phenomenon) or could be serious Atrial Fibrillation. To know the exact diagnosis you need an ECG at the time of this irregular heart beat. If ECG is normal, then we put a 24hr ECG monitoring called Holder Monitor which will tell the diagnosis & than the treatment plan accordingly. Stress test is done to rule out coronary disease as a probable cause of this irregular heart rate. So wait for the Holder report. ThanksTake care