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Long Q T syndrome
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Long Q T syndrome
by Carol55, Apr 01, 2000 12:00AM
Dear Doctor,
MY 13 year old daughter had a baseline ekg done because she mentioned from time to time, that she has skipped heartbeats.
My doctor feels there is no need for concern, probably pvc's from caffeine, chocolate, etc. But, he felt her QTc interval was on the high end. .423 ms. Mine is .402 ms. Do you feel this is any cause for concern? My family has no history of blackout, dizziness, or fainting. No early death. Both my husband and my side of the family are clear. My daughter has no history of any of this , either, and is very active. The report the cardiologist gave with her ekg was that it is perfectly normal. As I stated, our daughter has no history of fainting, dizziness, or anything that would worry us. Our only concern was the occasional skipped heartbeats. And these would be only about once or twice a month. And these really didn't bother her, there was no racing heartbeat accompaining the pvc. Can you give me any insight on this?
thank you,
Kathleen.
she has been mentioning these "flutters" for almost 2 years now.
MY 13 year old daughter had a baseline ekg done because she mentioned from time to time, that she has skipped heartbeats.
My doctor feels there is no need for concern, probably pvc's from caffeine, chocolate, etc. But, he felt her QTc interval was on the high end. .423 ms. Mine is .402 ms. Do you feel this is any cause for concern? My family has no history of blackout, dizziness, or fainting. No early death. Both my husband and my side of the family are clear. My daughter has no history of any of this , either, and is very active. The report the cardiologist gave with her ekg was that it is perfectly normal. As I stated, our daughter has no history of fainting, dizziness, or anything that would worry us. Our only concern was the occasional skipped heartbeats. And these would be only about once or twice a month. And these really didn't bother her, there was no racing heartbeat accompaining the pvc. Can you give me any insight on this?
thank you,
Kathleen.
she has been mentioning these "flutters" for almost 2 years now.
Doctor's Answer
by CCF CARDIO MD JMF, Apr 03, 2000 12:00AM
Dear Kathleen,
I would follow up on these flutters as you call it and make sure that your daughter reduces her caffeine intake.
It might be warranted to reassess an ECG at a later date once caffeine has been curtailed.
this QT is in the high range of normal and should be followed particularly in the presence of palpitations.
I would follow up on these flutters as you call it and make sure that your daughter reduces her caffeine intake.
It might be warranted to reassess an ECG at a later date once caffeine has been curtailed.
this QT is in the high range of normal and should be followed particularly in the presence of palpitations.
D.
I was 13 when I started to get these heart palps and ****. Yo they can become lethal and they are early signs of trouble later on.
Hey yo,
I would recommend that you see a specialist. I suppose an EP won't be bad. Are you sure she never went into tachyardia?
Hey yo,
Was your husband drinking alcohol during the time you got pregnent with your daughter? Personally a lot of people with heart problems don't have genetics elicing these attacks, rather it was there parents who were on drugs like alcohol during the pregnancy or even before they were pregnent!
Hey yo,
Don't take my word for it. Ask a professional.
Good luck and may God cure your daughters ailments :)
regards:P2K
Kathleen.
thankyou judy ducourneau
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