Ventricular Bigeminy

Hello,

I'm very happy I found this place.
I'm a 65 year old runner who has been diagnosed with ventricular bigeminy a week ago.
They put me on beta blockers.
I wore the holter yesterday and took it in today.
The cardiologist  technician, not the cardiologist, had  a peak at it and then told me it was normal.
How could it be "normal" with ventricular bigeminy.
When I take my pulse I feel the pauses. How can this be normal?
I'm kind of freaking out!
I think any potential beat could be my last.
Tell the there is life after ventricular bigeminy.
Sometimes is this a temporary thing and then the beat normalizes?
Thanks for help.

Bernie


This discussion is related to Ventricular Bigeminy.

[grendslori]

What is important is for you to understand is whether or not your heart is structurally normal. If  it is, then you don't have too much to worry about. What has your cardiologist told you about these premature beats. The cells in the ventricles do have the ability to fire off electrical impulses; this is actually a 'back up system' for the SA and AV Nodes in the heart.

[bernibee]

I have not been referred to Cardiologist yet but expect I will when
my doctor gets the holter report I would imagine.
I run hard so I would be surprised if there is anything wrong with my
heart but it's possible.

[grendslori]

If you run hard, severe heart disease isn't possible. Until you see the cardiologist, you may want to leave the running alone, however, just to be on the safe side.

[erijon]

I know how you feel, I can go into bigeminy for hours at a time. It actually is not considered dangerous if your heart is otherwise normal which given your exercise tolerance I'm guessing it is. The more you think about these, the more you will notice them, so try to relax until you see your cardiologist. If you do want to keep running, as stated ask your doctor to advise you to be safe. I'm guessing that what the tech meant by normal was not that there was no bigeminy or other PVCs, just that they looked normal in their point of origin and are not a dangerous rhythm.

Hope this helps,

Jon

[bernibee]

Thank you all for your help with this it's very much appreciated.
I'm calming down now!
It was freak out time for awhile.
I have substituted walking for running as of today.
Just did a brisk 5 miles.
Once again I appreciate the help.

Bernie

[bernibee]

Hi,

I am the 65 year old runner with ventricular bigeminy.
I have had the holter test and the echocardiogram.
According to GP no indication of underlying heart disease.
I have been continuing to run.
I see the hear specialist in 10 days.
I am 25mg of metoprolol twice a day.
I live on the 20th floor of a 25 story high rise and they put a cell phone
tower on roof a few years ago.
There is some concern those waves can affect calcium ions in the body
and causes irregular heart beat.
What do people think?
Considering holter test and echo cardiogram were ok should I be
relatively optimistic?
Thanks,

Bernie