History: Male 6' 1" 180 lbs. 55yoa LDL130 HDL 45 TRI 85 I am 95% vegetarian BP 122/78 Resting HR 52. Do not smoke or drink can not tolerate Caffeine. Father had Heart attack at age 60 died at age 78. I have been an athlete, weight lifter and distance jogger. Stopped because of Gerd. Have had 4 stress tests(10 yr period) one showed PAC and one showed several PVCs. One sonagram normal, one thallium stress test was normal. Only exercise now is yoga, push ups and hiking on hills.
Problem: periodic episodes where there is a definite long pause between heart beats during exercise followed by faster than normal HR. During these episodes it feels as if my breath is taken away and a spasmodic feeling in my R chest and /or stomach. When I stop the activity the heart rate returns to normal fairly quick. These have never been seen on Holter monitor or stress tests. One or two times I got this same feeling working bending over after a meal and would get even more skipped beats in a row. I have to stop the activity or I feel they would continue or I might get dizzy. These come and go but seem to be more frequent. When they are active the same exercise that would get my HR to 90 BPM will often be 150 or higher with occasional skipped beats. These are changing my lifestyle and not for the better. None of the cardiologists have any hope or offer or answers, but then these problems have never been witnessed by them and I think they may not even believe me.
Sorry this is long but I am hoping for some direction here.
Thank you,
KSH