what happened to me ?

[stellatj]

I cant find answers for my problem  i am a 38 yr old female
     for the last several years my heart will just suddenly race or flutter only for a few seconds
     this happens at rest.my pulse was always high
     110-120. In december i found my brother dead and my heart went crazy when i got to
     the
     hospital my heart was beating over 320 beats per minute they got it down with medicines
     and i was in the hospital for 2 days until my heart was beating at a better pace
     they put me on atenolol now my pulse is between 70-90.
     i heard them say i was a-fib i dont know what that means
     at the heart doctor follow up the doctor did a test where they injected me and a machine
     circled my chest everything was ok
     he put me on zocor and k-dur plus an aspirin and i continue with the atenolol he said
     because my family history
     dad died at 33 heart attack brother 39 died heart attack brother
     30 triple bypass mother died 44 brain anurysm. my lab work after 2 months on the
     medicines are total chol 155
     hdl 33 ldl 72 triglycerides 248.what can i do to get my self better this scares me.are there
     any other test i need.
     thanks. i dont smoke or drink i am overweight

[CCF CARDIO MD - DLB]

I think you definitely need further evaluation. Your episode of very fast heart rate may have been due to afib, but it was nevertheless quite fast even for afib. This can sometimes occur when there are abnormal electrical connections in the heart. Fast heart rates (usually not afib) can also occur due to coronary artery disease. Even though your stress test sounds like it was normal, given your family history, you may still have significant coronary artery disease. As a first step I would re-evaluate all your completed tests before deciding what further tests you may need. Tests I would consider include a cardiac catheterization and an electrophysiological study.

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[Nancy Morgan]

I am a 30 year old female. I have always been very active and a in good physical shape. I am 5'10' tall and weigh 128 lbs. Three years ago i started having episopeds with my heart. I was having numerous PVC episodes. I have had a stress test, two echo-cardigrams and have worn every monitor that they make. Doctors say that I am fine.
Two years into the PVC episodes I found out that my sugar levels get really low sometimes as well as really high. ( 50-274 )
Doctors now tell me that the PVC's are coming from the sugar reactions that I have. This may be true, but even when my sugars are stable, I have many PVC's. None of this started happening to me until after I had a hystorectomy in 1997. After the hystorectomy I started having problems with my sugar and heart.
I take Estra-Test full strength everyday.
Could this be a contributing factor?? Please let me know something. E- Mail....***@****

[shabbir bahora]

for the last 3 weeks i have been having left shoulder pain. it is not sharp. it comes and goes away. it is also more prononced
at night. i  am a 50 years old asian male. with no previous history of heart disease. i manage a hotel, which at times gets
hectic. although stressful, the work is not very physically demanding. please advise.