Stent put in now palpitations.

[pet131]

Hi all,4 months ago had stent put in my heart and I'm on the usual heart medications,I'm now having palpitations where my heart beat race up to 140 and blood pressure goes up 130 or more,my doctor has given me propafenone which I take 1 tablet when needed which at the moment is about once a week,just wondering if others on here have the same problem?and will they go away?because scary.Thanks.

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

The heart does not really like being messed about with, be it open heart or minimally invasive surgery and sometimes responds with arrhythmias. This is why pacing wires are left in after OHS.

Sometimes there can be triggers. Have you tried eliminating coffee, alcohol, chocolate and spicy foods from your diet. Stress is far harder to eliminate.

I assume it is your systolic blood pressure that goes up to 130 and not your diastolic which really warrants a visit to A&E.

[pet131 in reply to MichaelJH]

Thanks for your reply,yes it is my systolic pressure,I'm not a goody goody,haven't smoked for 3yrs,no alcohol for over a year,don't drink coffee,tea or eat chocolate since heart attack,don't use salt in my home cooking,and don't use sugar,I mostly drink water and soya bean sugar free milk,and have a healthy diet,no junk food,if there is a trigger to my palpitations it's a job to know what.Thanks again.

[pasigal]

I don't know if this helps but after my first stenting (LAD) a few years ago I had palpitations starting a few weeks after the procedure. Very disconcerting! My cardio gave me a few medications to try (flecaine?) but I think they eventually (mostly) went away on their own. I also suspect some kind of side effect from Plavix -- palpitations are a known one.

Definitely tell your cardiologist as for me the stress from a palpitation was horrible, leading to more stress and palpitations...etc.

[pet131 in reply to pasigal]

Thanks for the reply,I am on plavix I've been on it for 4 months and the palpitations have only just started,I will have a word with my cardiologist next time I see him.Thanks again.