Heart Rhythm Problems

[amarilyn]

Thank you for answering my questions,
I am a 36 year old mother of three, about a year ago, I started to have palpitations, so I went into the hospital, they did all the tests, found PVC, and found my potass level was too low gave me pills and sent me home, In about July, I started having chest pains/pressure, heart racing, and skipping beats, while i was in the hospital, they found that I had PSVT, A fib, still PVCs, they put me on digoxin, diltaizem, they worked for a while, but recently, the syptoms have started to come back all the tests, MMbi, stress tests, ct angiogram, blood tests, have all show up fine, on the 24 holter, my heart rate went from 60 to 180 sporatically, with no apparant relation to chest pain or any symptoms,They found I had PSVT, ad A-fib. Later I was checking my pulse when my chest hurt, my pulse rate was ok, while i was checking it my chest stopped hurting, and my pulse got stronger? REcently a doctor found I had a heart murmur, more pronounced while laying down. Any ideas of what all this could be, I am getting more worried as the episodes of pvc, skipping beats are getting more frequent, I am also feeling faint and dizzy, I get to the hospital I feel fine
Please help,   Marilyn

[amarilyn]

that was a mmbi test, the ct angigram checks the blood vessels around the heart for blockages, it is a 3d version of the one where they put the wire into you,

[Candluv]

I did have a dye test after I had a stress test they shot dye in me while I was running then they did a scan but My doctor says it was fine the test that would make sure would be the vasive test......

[Candluv]

IM am 40 years old and I have been getting palputations for about 10 years that I can remember.......I now have highblood pressure IM not really over weight maybe by 15 pounds.....my sugar is great I just had it tested......94 non fasting......my HLD is good........my health in general is good.....but I have been getting terrible systoms like out of breath all the time,  when I am laying down I get painful palputations and they take my breath away......I have to lay a certain way on my back......I still get them no matter what they are getting extreamly worse.....sometimes I get dizzy...disorent...I have been in the hospital with chest pains and tightness of the chest and coughing.......I cough now a lot I dont smoke I had my lungs check by a speacialist and he says I have some asthma.....he put my on Qvar and Albuteral......I am on blood pressue medicine...the lung doctor put me on previcid also for Gurd.....I was told by another doctor that after doing more test I didnt have Gurd anymore.....I also have a Heart doctor that wants to do the test where they go through the groin and put in the dye.....I forgot the name......but IM putting this off since its such a big test......my blood pressure shoots up just any time for no reason.......isnt there other test that could tell me what this is.........its very hard to live with I have episodes everyday now........I also had a couple angina attacks..........what could this be just stress????

[amarilyn]

There is a less invasive angiogram, it is a ct angiogram, they inject dye, and then take a ct scan. no catheter involved, I asked my doctor if stress could cause heart problems, he said that it would agravate  any problems, hope this helps

[amarilyn]

I live in Surrey, B.C. Canada, know anyone close to here

[Cleveland Clinic]

amarilyn,

thanks for the post.

For the murmur, an echocardiogram would show any particular abnormality.

Remember, arrythmias may not have anything to do with coronary blockages. Thus a stress test may not be that helpful. If you are having continued PSVT, A fib then you may benefit from either antiarrythmic therapy or ablation. I would see an electrophysiologist to help with your therapy.

good luck