heart

[lopes]

hi my name  k. my question is that i had a irregular heart beat and i went to the emergency room thinking i was having a heart attack but they told me it was nothing. so i went to my doctor and he did a e.k.g. test and i came out fine. he also did blood work and other test on me and said everything was fine. he said it could have been anxiety. they also put a holter monitor on me for 24 hours and it was fine. but my question is does this mean i'm healthy? i also want to know when they do blood work can they know if i have clogged arteries or anything else i could get checked

[ghostrider77]

lopes,

listen to the doctor when he said get an event monitor (loop recorder).   it's basically a mini-ekg that you wear around for a month and press a button that records when you feel something odd.   i bet you were having palpitations, and people with those almost never get them caught during a regular EKG and thus it looks like "nothing is wrong"

another thing,   it never could hurt possibly hurt to have a stress echo done (the only thing it might hurt is your wallet),   but it's a very decent and safe test 4u

[lopes]

well it helped a bit but if i did all the exam such as blood work and the egk should i worry about having a stroke or heart attack. i'm 24 years old and they told me at my personal clinic that it could be anxiety! how can i make sure it is anxiety and nothing else

[Cleveland Clinic]

There are other test that can be performed, but whether or not they should be performed depends on you risk factors for coronary disease: age, sex, smoking, diabetes, family history. If you are young and have none of these, then it is appropriate to perform an event monitor to document your arrhythmia when it occurs ( if very infrequently ). If you have some risk factors, then a stress test may show ischemia and then you may need further medical therapy or stenting.