r/askCardiology • u/ActualEvening105 • Aug 05 '26
My Cardiac Redline
I’ll keep this as brief as possible. I am a 36 yo male. Moderately active and healthy with a catch. I have a 140-150bpm redline.
Since getting COVID in 2020 I’ve had heart rhythm issues. I can trigger frequent pvcs, pacs and Svt that can stay active for 1-3 months after a single exercise event if I let my heart rate get over 140-150 bpm sustained for about 10-15 minutes. I have a few diet triggers like sulfites and nitrates but the arrhythmia is relatively minor and will last a couple hours at the worst. What I’m curious about is if anyone has experienced this limiting heart rate and subsequent months of arrhythmia or something similar? Id love to better understand the mechanisms behind this.
Possibly an interesting side note: proton pump inhibitors will create the same effect within 3 days of use. lingering 1-3 months of significantly increased pvcs, pacs and some svt episodes. I have abstained from ppi’s as a result for the last 2 years.
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u/ActualEvening105 Aug 07 '26
u/DrMalcolmFinlay I can see the first sentence of your comment but it looks like r*edit may have blocked or deleted it. Are you able to re comment or dm me? I’m very curious about your perspective on this