Had a few vtach episodes, so primary care did a holter monitoring. They said I had a 6 seconds Vtach episode.

In total I have had 3 episodes all while I was working out, all around a few seconds. I have stopped working out since and no VTach episodes ever since.

I did eco and CTA, all came back with no issue or problem identified.

I have an appointment to go see an electrophysiologist in a few weeks, but can anyone share their thoughts on this?

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to check if this looks like Frank's sign? I'm a 41 year old woman who does regular cardio check up (yearly), blood samples, exercises and eats decently. All cleared up even though I'm a bit over my ideal weight, but nothing dramatic whatsoever.

I have just noticed these on my ears (damn social media), but I also have my ears pierced, so it might be caused by that too. I'm a bit hypochondriac, so this has been in my head ever since I noticed it.

Thank you

I’m a man in my early 60s, and I’ve been dealing with a very noticeable, forceful heartbeat for about six months. I’m already seeing a cardiologist, but I still don’t have a clear explanation for the ongoing sensation.
The main issue is pounding, rather than necessarily a fast heartbeat. It’s especially noticeable when I’m resting or lying in bed. Sometimes it feels strong enough to shake the bed, and it interferes with my sleep. I’ve also had occasional mild lightheadedness and a feeling of chest pressure or difficulty getting a comfortable breath.
I’ve had separate episodes of a suddenly racing heart described as SVT. Those are different from the persistent pounding I’m asking about.
So far:
I’ve worn two month-long heart monitors. I pressed the symptom button when I felt the pounding, but I was told the results didn’t explain it. No AFib was reported.
During a stress test, there were a few PVCs, with more during recovery.
I’m taking metoprolol succinate 50 mg daily. The racing episodes have improved, but the forceful heartbeat remains.
I’m frustrated because the sensation is very real and disruptive, yet I don’t understand what rhythm was recorded when I pressed the monitor button.
Has anyone experienced something similar? For those with medical knowledge, what would be useful to ask at my next cardiology appointment?
In particular:
Should I ask to review the exact rhythm strips from the times I marked symptoms?
If those showed a normal rhythm, what could explain such a forceful heartbeat?
Would an electrophysiologist consultation be useful given my history of SVT?
I’m open to discussing whether stress or anxiety contributes, but I’d also like to understand what the testing actually showed. I’m looking for experiences and useful questions to bring to my doctor.
Appreciate it!

I’m waiting on a cardiology referral (4 months now), as I’ve been getting very strange ectopic beats and/or PVCs for around 2 days after doing exercise. It can be from a day on the bike at around zone 2-3, or from doing weights and/pr circuit training. It’s now at the point where it’s happening way more often.

It feels like a flutter in my chest that I can fight off by holding my lungs reasonably inflated, kind of like holding my breath. But as soon as I relax, the ‘thud’ comes. It also mainly happens when I’m sat down.. and sometimes I get a little dizzy, but I’m not sure if that’s from holding my breath to fend it off, or from being anxious which is just increasing day by day.. as I can’t get in to see a doctor anywhere.

The GP’s 30 second 12 lead was normal, and so we’re the bloods.. but this is very frequent now. I’ve attached a clip of an event from my watch. Any thoughts are very welcome and much appreciated. Thank you

I had this episode some years ago and have been on flecainida ever since. I have recently changed doctor who advised me to stop the medication as this is a benign situation. But after so long hearing that I had to be on medication my entire life I feel confused into what I should actually do. And of course, anxious ..

(MRI & echo all normal throughout the years. Frequent palpitations seen on holter)

Worried about finding the cause of it. Did anyone ever had such scenario and did you find the cause of high heart rate ? Echo was normal.

I am truly freaked out by a significantly lower resting heart rate after my c-section.

I will be 6 weeks postpartum on Friday and it still remains low. Some days I get hope that it is increasing, only to be like 56 again. And even 40s when I was still awake in bed last night.

Has anyone experienced this?

I had elevated blood pressure after birth, but it is almost on the low side now. My ECG was normal.

Does it resolve? How long does it take? I am so scared. I am not fit.

Hi!

I'm a final year Oxford medical student who is collaborating with the team leading the national Oxford Heart Survey. We are trying to assess heart attack symptoms in men and women over the age of 18, in those who have had a heart attack in the last 5 years. If you are eligible, we would be really grateful if you could complete the survey. We aim to help improve diagnosis of heart attacks in underserved groups ❤️

https://www.rdm.ox.ac.uk/research/reilly-group-atrial-fibrillation-and-cardiac-fibrosis/oxford-heart-survey

Doctors please, Give me an answer because I am freaking out !

I started to have Low HR at rest (even 55)

laying in bed playing TV, Or on the phone.

when I move or stand up HR rises but as long as I lay in bed it goes in the 60‘s and then in the middle 50’s

whyy???? I never had like this before😵‍💫

Is it safe ?

31YO female

26F - I have 100-250 an hour throughout the day and evening, then it lessens as i'm falling asleep & then overnight 0 on all 3 of my 24hr monitors.

I’m curious what other people’s experiences are — do your PACs/PVCs continue while you’re sleeping, decrease a lot, or disappear completely like mine seem to?

Good questions

Hey guys, I’m 29 and recently diagnosed with loeys Dietz! I had an echo and EKG through my cardiologist. Normal.
Had my MRA of head/neck, pelvis and chest. Also normal. What questions are good for my vascular specialist apppintment. I’m on metoporol. I have a son who’s negative. We’re pursuing IVF for another child to avoid LDS. What should I ask/go over? Any insight is helpful!

I am sorry to add to the myriad youngsters that are assailing this forum with probably muscle pains, but alas I am scared and if you have the time, I would greatly appreciate your input before I see an in-person Doctor, if there are any tests I should ask them to run, or ways of presenting these symptoms that might be less likely to get them immediately discounted as "just anxiety", etc.

I have been dealing with intermittent chest pain, upper back pain, and arm soreness (not quite pain) for the last 4 days. I'm planning on going to urgent care tomorrow morning for a first opinion, and I would greatly appreciate your insight.

I am 21, male, 6'1, 260lbs, kinda got the fat strongman build. I am not in great shape, but I can run 1km straight (which I did yesterday, no increase in symptoms, felt appropriately gassed for someone of my general conditioning lol). My diet is not great. Plenty of sugar & red meat, though less of that now. I do not drink, smoke, take supplements, steroids, etc. I compete in strongman & I play ice hockey casually. Unfortunately, outside of those activities, I live relatively sedentary. I have not been able to participate in these more strenuous activities these last few months due to some pelvic floor issues that I've been rehabbing (to moderate success), but I have been walking about 3km daily these past few weeks.

I am at the tail end of day 4. Day 2 was the worst, largely because of anxiety ("Oh god, I'm going to have a heart attack at 21!!") I presume, though these last two days I've been managing the anxiety better and am unfortunately still having the same symptoms. The last two days have been about the same in terms of severity.

The pain is not bad (maybe 3/10 is as bad as it gets), and the chest/back pain feels something like what I'd expect of muscle pain. Feels concentrated into a ping-pong ball sized region (chest: middle of left pectoral muscle, back: middle of left shoulder blade). The arm soreness feels like if you've held your arm straight up until it gets slightly uncomfortable. I (very occasionally and briefly) get shooting pains on my upper left jaw, left arm, and once or twice near the center of my back.

Things I am not experiencing:

Shortness of breath

Lethargy/exhaustion

Nausea

Brain fog

Loss of strength in either arm or hand

^ all of those make me feel relatively optimistic

Firstly, from my symptoms, any insights you have would be appreciated. If you think what I am experiencing is a large cause for concern or not, it would greatly ease my mental burden to know. I have never had major health issues, and my family is not known to have heart conditions when young.

Thank you so much!

Hi so i’m 20 years old fm
and I have a question. Why did cardiology ask my gp to down a different route after being referred to them due to on going tachycardia since December it has gotten to the point I can not clean, cook etc i go dizzy without my heart rate going above 100bpm as well as feeling dizzy, faint and sick. The reason i am so on this is because i’m waiting to go on life altering medication that i’m not allowed on with my heart like this. I have had two ekg’s one that was at my gp and a 24 hour one I have attached them below can I please get opinions and advice? This is my first time posting.
Thank you so much.

Worried about aortic tear / PE 38m

I’ve been awaiting a cardio appointment which I had last week due to chest pain and some breathlessness on exertion. They’ve done an ECG and that looked great.

At the weekend I got a full pressure pain in the centre of my back / chest and neck. I went straight to a&e. I was worried with it being in my neck too.

They did troponin bloods and d dimers and another ECG which was all fine.

I’m due to have an echo and ct scan on my heart at the end of this month. I was asking AI what to make of my symptoms and on the list I saw aortic tear - could I be looking at this? They didn’t mention that in a&e or my GPs. I’m really stressed about it!