heart rate of 1800-200 dangerous?

    
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Posted by CCF CARDIO MD - HSB on October 22, 1997 at 16:49:54:

In Reply to: heart rate of 1800-200 dangerous? posted by carrie on October 10, 1997 at 22:49:32:

: I am a 23 year old female and three years ago during a bout with bronchitis,
  my heart accelerated to 190 and stayed there for days.  I was in the hospital
  for several days while they tried all kinds of meds, verapimil, esmolol, adenosine,
  sectral, cardizem and finally tenormin.  Tenromin and high doses of cardizem
  finally slowed it down.  The docs said it was a mystery because it was normal
  sinus rhythm, just too fast.  Well they investigated every possible cause thyroid pheochromocytoma
  pulmonary embolism and others.  Finally was put on amiodarone 1200mg a day because
  it was breaking through beta blockers.  Now I am off amiodarone and back on beta blockers and the
  last time it was fast for three days  solid I went top ER and Er doc said I should have come
  sooner, but cardiologist on call said I should be able to live with a heart rate
  of 190 solidly because I am young?  Is this true?  I find it very uncomfortable
  and hard to believe that that is healthy?  thanks in advance for your reply!
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Dear Ms.:
Inappropriate sinus tachycardia is a relatively rare condition characterized by fast resting heart rates and/or inappropriate increases in heart rate with mild exertion.   Symptoms range form infrequent palpitations to a chronic incessant sensation of one