Help with the result

[ShaneWarne]

Hello Everyone,

I am having heart palpitation (fast heart rate) soon after eating from the last 6 months. I have tried low carb diet, small portion of meal but nothings work.

Been to cardiologist and he requested an ECHO (he suspected a murmur) and holter monitor for 72 hours.

I have just received the results today through post. I need someone to interpret the results:

HOLTER MONITOR RESULT:

This confirmed sinus rhythm throughout with a heart rate ranging between 56 bpm and 177 bpm. There were very occasional ventricular and atrial ectopic beats only with no sustained arrhythmia seen. The patient kept a diary with 7 events reported and these corresponded with either sinus rhythm Or atrial Or ventricular ectopic beats.

ECHOCARDIOGRAM RESULT:

"There were no structural abnormalities seen with the left ventricle demonstrating a normal ejection fraction and no valvular abnormalities were present"

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

Please bear in mind that I am not medically qualified. Your heart appears to be structurally sound with occasional arrhythmias. Seven were reported - how often did you eat in the 72 hours.

Standing back to get a larger overview - bear in mind I am a scientist - the thought "food intolerance(s)" strikes me. MSG gives me palpitations and nausea (sometimes with vomiting), and had caused a few trips to A&E before I understood the cause. I could not get tested by the NHS so went privately. Everybody told me you will be found intolerant to wheat, gluten, egg, dairy... In fact they were all fine but I had a severe reaction to MSG, and bad ones to soya, smoked fish, most seafood, cauliflower and a few others. My niece is dairy intolerant and my sister has to avoid the onion family. I think the tests are worth doing as establishing by trial and error is time consuming, and may cause nutrient deficiencies.

Good luck!

[ShaneWarne in reply to MichaelJH]

Thank you for your reply. Which test I need to do in order to check that?

[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to ShaneWarne]

Talk to your GP about food intolerance testing. Mine was not keen so I went privately. Fifteen years ago it cost me about £25 which I thought good value.

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Are you sure your sister hasn't got Lupus?

[Kristin1812 Heart Star]

I would discuss the results with your GP. Mine has always been happy to explain things and translate for a layperson. Though if you are seeing your Cardiologist again, he surely will, if you can wait for that.

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Mainstream Cardiologists haven't got a clue as ever. . .

Ignorance is bliss. . . . . . . . . .

[Ianc2]

Try a BANT registered nutritionist?