pressue in chest

[kl42]

i have pressure in my chest after activity.   have racing heart in the morning also ..im on beta blockers now.  had a stress echo eck, so far. all normal.. 24 hour heart monitor and ultrasound are scheduled .. what could cause this should i be concerned.  

[kl42]

just back from cardiologist.  had a echocardiograhm today.. tech said it looked good. was feeling the electric stuff early this morning for about 8 minutes. seems to flare up.. next test is 24 holter monitor. next tue. so far im passing everything. hopefully my system will regulate itself and this will go away. 3 weeks on syntriod now. next appt. with endo in 2 and a half week. i think im low on syntriod. temp. still low. and still week tired. how you feeling today. kevin

[kl42]

i had tachycardia, high bp. bounding, irregular, pressure feeling.  now my bp is good, under control with beta blockers, tachycardia is gone, pulse rate is good. it was at one point 100 120  .. its just irratically goes rapid, in the morning and late afternoons , or ill get winded after activities,  or feel pressure in chest also.  get electic feelings that seem to sometimes run from center chest into arms legs back of head. also i can feel pulsing blood in my neck. told i have to give it mopre time to readjust by cardiologist.,i hope hes right..  i know what ur saying im trying to be positve think of the things that have improved,  thanks brook for the info. kevin

[Brooke_38]

Hi Kevin...

My tachycardia resolved shortly after the surgery...shortly, meaning a couple of months. My electrical issues didn't surface until about 10yrs after the surgery. I have had 4 ablations since Oct 06. 3 for recurrent AV-Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia and 1 forRVOT-VT. I still have Afib and also competing junctional rhythm. I am an electrical nightmare, and definitely an EP's worst nightmare...*LOL* I can only laugh at this point, because my other option is to crawl into a hole and wither away...and that just isn't me...I am always trying to look on the bright side:)

[kl42]

how long after tt did it take you till your heart issues   calmed down.. was there electric disturbances also.. its weird been sleeping much better, but still acts up in morning early evening and while exerting myself .. doctors say wait it takes time to regulte your hormone.. they don't think thell find anything physically wrong with my heart.,.. i had a atrib fibulation during the operation.  kevin

[Brooke_38]

Hello...

I have been taking levothyroxine for the past 20 yrs. I was dx at the age of 14 with severe Grave's disease and had a complete thyroidectomy at the age of 17. Before the surgery, I had very high BP and constant tachycardia. It took awhile for me to get the replacement meds to a good therepeutic level.

My Cardio and EP Dr's both wonder if my previous thyroid disease is related to my current rhythm issues. Who knows.... Best of luck to you with your next round of testing:)

[kl42]

hypo  now.  had operation nov. 20 still building up on syntriod 2 and a half weeks.  blood test in another 2 weeks then back for retest. .. i was hyper before opration. with 24 hour racing heartbeat, very high blood pressure.    now on 175 synthroid .. which is probable low. will be raised. and beta blockers metropolo 100 once a day cr

[Brooke_38]

Having either an increase or decrease in thyroid hormones can cause electrical disturbances in your heart. Are you hypo or hyper? Are you taking medication for this?

[kl42]

could a chemical imbalance cause these symtoms.  i have athyroid problem.

[Jerry_NJ]

It appears you are concerned.  The scheduled tests should help.

I'm not sure, but I assume the "ultrasound" is the same as an "echocardiogram".  If that's the case, this test will display all the physical parameters of your heart, a very effective tool in diagnosing chamber efficiency and a valves.  I don't think it will in and of itself say much about why your heart races in the morning, but the monitor should help define that state for the doctors diagnostic work.