Concerned.

[TigOleBitties]

Good morning. I'm a 39 year lady and have been having heart palpitations regularly. I've recently done a 24 hour ecg and this is what has been said. Just looking to see if I should be concerned? My grandmother (fathers side) has heart disease, it also looks like my mother has also now. My nephew passed away suddenly from a heart problem of which we never knew about. I will add a photo of my referral letter for cardio. Thanks for any advice. Take care xx

[Yumz199725]

That's good that they are referring you for an echo what did they mean by secondary care? Does it mean you will be seen by a cardiologist? I experienced palpitations for a long time and one day they got so bad so I had to go to A&E because I also had chest pain, alot of investigating was done by the special hospital I'm with and it was found that I had ventricular Tachycardia so I take verapamil 40mg x2 a day. Have you mentioned the history of your heart disease on your family that's an important factor from how they will investigate further? You said your nephew passed away from a sudden heart problem ( so sorry for your loss 💔) what heart issue was it?? And is it possible you could have the same problem?? Sorry for all the questions! 😉. Wish you all the best with your cardio referral did they say how long you would have to wait before being refered?? X

[TigOleBitties in reply to Yumz199725]

Hi, thanks for the reply. He passed from dilated cardiomyopathy. I've never looked into the symptoms which are similar to my own. I have mentioned the family history to my gp. I was referred as soon as they got my results although still awaiting an appointment to come through from cardio. X

[Yumz199725 in reply to TigOleBitties]

Ahh I'm so sorry to hear 💔😔. That's good they know your family history x. Hope your not waiting too long for appointment with cardio what did your cardio letter say?? X

[Tos92]

They are doing all the right investigations. A holter monitor and an echocardiogram are commonly used to diagnose abnormal heart rhythms. My burden of ectopics was considered low therefore, no further intervention was required. It is most likely that they will adopt the medication route once completing the echocardiogram which will show if the ectopics are having an effect on your heart. It can usually be managed well on medication however, it does need to be closely monitored which it seems that your healthcare team are doing anyway.

Ectopic beats and palpitations are considered harmless for the most part. From that perspective, I would be reassured that you have nothing to be overly concerned about right now as you’re in no immediate danger. If your symptoms get worse in-between waiting for the echo, give 111 a call.

All the best.

Tos

[TigOleBitties]

Thank you for your reply. I was told by the temporary doctor I had that 7% isn't much to worry about but was just concerned that they still wanted me to see cardiology . X

[Tos92 in reply to TigOleBitties]

They are probably seeing you as a precaution which is always a good thing, never a bad thing! Let us know how the echo goes x

[gladliz]

Apropos of absolutely nothing I like your user name😊😊