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Palpitations and pain when walking
I have a congenital heart defect (bicuspid aortic valve) with stage 1 regurgitation. As determined, 2 years ago, on a stress test, I get PAC's. I also had a holter 4 years ago that showed nothing serious. I am 39 years old, have 110/70 blood pressure or lower, my cholesteral is low and no family history of heart disease except for an aunt with angina. I am afraid to exercise because of the palpitations.
If I walk in the cold, wind or uphill I get palpitations and some of them have a sort of quick thumping pain.
Lastnight I was walking in the cold, not far, to my car and all of a sudden I got a quick heavy pain in the centre of my chest and then I noticed my heart start to race and started having palpitations, the pause and thud kind. The pain came first and was only for a second, but the palpitations continued until my heart slowed down. It started to slow down when I took long deep breaths and held them for a bit. Coughing didn't work.
The quick thudding pain lastnight really frightened me. I had a few palpiations when I got home. They did not give me any pain, but did scare the heck out of me.
I just had an echo done last summer that showed no change in my regurgitation or heart. I also had a chest xray a few days ago and the docs said they didn't see anything wrong there.
My two questions are: Do the symptoms I got lastnight sound serious? And, what heart problems could a chest xray show?
Thank you.
If I walk in the cold, wind or uphill I get palpitations and some of them have a sort of quick thumping pain.
Lastnight I was walking in the cold, not far, to my car and all of a sudden I got a quick heavy pain in the centre of my chest and then I noticed my heart start to race and started having palpitations, the pause and thud kind. The pain came first and was only for a second, but the palpitations continued until my heart slowed down. It started to slow down when I took long deep breaths and held them for a bit. Coughing didn't work.
The quick thudding pain lastnight really frightened me. I had a few palpiations when I got home. They did not give me any pain, but did scare the heck out of me.
I just had an echo done last summer that showed no change in my regurgitation or heart. I also had a chest xray a few days ago and the docs said they didn't see anything wrong there.
My two questions are: Do the symptoms I got lastnight sound serious? And, what heart problems could a chest xray show?
Thank you.
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Hi, I just want to know, if these symptoms or effects are ignored is it dangerous? What consequences could it have?
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whelan,
thanks for the post.
Since they are a marked change from your normal symptoms they need to be evaluated. At 39 with no risk factors, your chance of coronary disease is low, but not zero. It sounds more like a rhythm disturbance. The only way to tell would be to have an evaluation while you were having it. I would discuss the full story with your physician, or seek medical attention if you have any more symptoms.
An Xray can tell a lot if read by an experienced physician, but wouldnt really lend any specific information to your event last night.
good luck
thanks for the post.
Since they are a marked change from your normal symptoms they need to be evaluated. At 39 with no risk factors, your chance of coronary disease is low, but not zero. It sounds more like a rhythm disturbance. The only way to tell would be to have an evaluation while you were having it. I would discuss the full story with your physician, or seek medical attention if you have any more symptoms.
An Xray can tell a lot if read by an experienced physician, but wouldnt really lend any specific information to your event last night.
good luck
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