Irregular heart beat

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Q: I’m 19, and, hopefully, in good health, however, I’m starting to notice that sometimes, quite randomly, my heart will just kick into overdrive and beat really fast, about 118. I also get very hot easily, I’m not sure if that’s linked though.  They never usually last longer than 5 minutes, and I can get them when simply relaxing. My …

Superventricular Tachycardia, palpitations and ablations

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Q: 3 yrs ago I was diagnosed with Superventricular Tachycardia , i went to hospital and had a RF Ablation operation which was performed through a groin catheterisation.The ablation was successful according to the doctor as the Tachycardia was no longer inducible , i was sent home the following day over the following days i noticed a pulsing pain in …

Marihuana and palpitations

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Q: Before you claim this as “outside of your expertise”, know that I am asking you this question because my HEART was racing when I smoked marijuana. I use to smoke weed for 2 years, stopped for about 3 and then smoked it once recently and my heart was pounding and racing for about 2 and a half hours while …

sinus rhythm supraventricular ectopics

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Q: i have just got my results back from cardiology after having multiple skip beats of my heart every day for the last month i have had them on and of for the last 3 years . could you tell me why they are worse at night please and also i get pauses of my heart . when i get …

I have an abnormal Calcium score

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Q: I just had a calcium score test done and the left descending was 1.7 and the right artery was 126 both had two areas.  My cholestrol is 315, with the bad being 215.  My father has had four bypass surgeries and stents put in 2 different times.  I have had pain in my left arm and back at times. …

Pulmonary Hypertension and Morbid obesity

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Follow up (Pulmonary Hypertension is it dangerous?): I dont know any more specifics from this echo because he only ordered it to show the rsvp and not a full echo. The number was all he told me. I actually had been feeling better and able to exercise more. I have never had the shortness of breath but had 9 months …

Pulmonary Hypertension is it dangerous?

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Q: I had written previously and had echo results as follows. 6 months after the 2nd echo my RVSP was 57. The cardiologist still believes obesity is the cause and wants to wait 6 more months to repreat the echo. He says the 57 is not a substantial increase from the 47-50 from the first and 2nd echo. What do …

My doctor told me I have an uncoiled aorta

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Q: I went for a chest Xray for a cough and it was normal but on the report it said uncoiling of the thoracic aorta???? I asked my Dr what it meant and he didn’t know..(LOL).. So does anyone know what causes this and is there a way to reverse it.. I do not have high blood pressure and also …