heart palpations (I'm new)

[greenknees]

Hello I'm new.
Curious, I have been having these heart palpations off and on for
quite some time now. It never lasts more than a half an afternoon or
so. By the time I could get a docotor appointment surely they'd be
gone. My husband was home yesterday when they started up again. He
listened with a stethoscope and heard a nice steady beat then a
disruption, a whoosh, then regular beating again. I have no pain with
this but I sure can feel it when it's happening. Feels like my heart
did a flip-flop in my chest. Does this sound familiar to any here?
Teresa (age 43)

[florald@bigfoot.com]

On 2 Dec 2003 07:42:09 -0800, blairn1@zoomnet.net (greenknees) wrote:

>Hello I'm new.
>Curious, I have been having these heart palpations off and on for
>quite some time now. It never lasts more than a half an afternoon or
>so. By the time I could get a docotor appointment surely they'd be
>gone. My husband was home yesterday when they started up again. He
>listened with a stethoscope and heard a nice steady beat then a
>disruption, a whoosh, then regular beating again. I have no pain with
>this but I sure can feel it when it's happening. Feels like my heart
>did a flip-flop in my chest. Does this sound familiar to any here?
>Teresa (age 43)

Hello Teresa, Yes, it will be very familiar to a lot of people on this
group. Perhaps you should ask your doctor to arrange an ECG. If they
are not happy with that they may suggest an echocardiogram which will
show if the valves of your heart are in good shape. Personally, I
think regular bouts of palpitations should always be investigated.
Mine got very bad, very frightening so I went to the Casualty Dept at
the local hospital....and thats how the saga began. All the best,
Diana

[Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD]

greenknees wrote:

> Hello I'm new.
> Curious, I have been having these heart palpations off and on for
> quite some time now. It never lasts more than a half an afternoon or
> so. By the time I could get a docotor appointment surely they'd be
> gone. My husband was home yesterday when they started up again. He
> listened with a stethoscope and heard a nice steady beat then a
> disruption, a whoosh, then regular beating again. I have no pain with
> this but I sure can feel it when it's happening. Feels like my heart
> did a flip-flop in my chest. Does this sound familiar to any here?
> Teresa (age 43)

It does.

Would suggest asking your doctor to refer you to a cardiologist who should
be able to sort this out for you.

Humbly,

Andrew

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com/

[Pete C.]

blairn1@zoomnet.net (greenknees) wrote in message news:<3597181c.0312020742.33be05ff@posting.google.com>...
> Hello I'm new.
> Curious, I have been having these heart palpations off and on for
> quite some time now. It never lasts more than a half an afternoon or
> so. By the time I could get a docotor appointment surely they'd be
> gone. My husband was home yesterday when they started up again. He
> listened with a stethoscope and heard a nice steady beat then a
> disruption, a whoosh, then regular beating again. I have no pain with
> this but I sure can feel it when it's happening. Feels like my heart
> did a flip-flop in my chest. Does this sound familiar to any here?
> Teresa (age 43)

Yes, it sounds familiar to what happened to me about 2 years ago. I'm
47, male. Two years ago I woke up one night with rapid pulse. I felt
my pulse on my neck and felt the same sensation in my chest you are
discribing. It felt like I was missing beats. I followed up with my
doctor who sent me to a cardiologist for further evaluation. I had a
nuclear stress test, EKG, and echocardiogram performed. My diagnosis
was - PVCs. I was assured by the cardiologist that in my case (as in
many cases of PVCs) the PVCs (Premature Ventricular COntractions) are
benign. Many people have these and never feel them. All of the tests
came back negative. However, since there is a family history of heart
disease, the cardiologist suggested diet and exercise to bring down my
weight and cholesterol (total at the time was 240). I started Weight
Watchers and brought my weight down to a healthier 200 lbs. I have
gained a few pounds back (210 now) but I mostly watch my diet. My
cholesterol went down to 170 and the ratios looked great. My
suggestion is to visit your doctor and get a referral to a
cardiologist. The PVCs did NOT show up on the EKG that was done in
the doctors office. They did show up on the monitor when I got my
Stress Test done. An EKG only takes a short sample and it may not run
long enough to catch the PVC.

Pete C.

[Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD]

"Pete C." wrote:

> blairn1@zoomnet.net (greenknees) wrote in message news:<3597181c.0312020742.33be05ff@posting.google.com>...
> > Hello I'm new.
> > Curious, I have been having these heart palpations off and on for
> > quite some time now. It never lasts more than a half an afternoon or
> > so. By the time I could get a docotor appointment surely they'd be
> > gone. My husband was home yesterday when they started up again. He
> > listened with a stethoscope and heard a nice steady beat then a
> > disruption, a whoosh, then regular beating again. I have no pain with
> > this but I sure can feel it when it's happening. Feels like my heart
> > did a flip-flop in my chest. Does this sound familiar to any here?
> > Teresa (age 43)
>
> Yes, it sounds familiar to what happened to me about 2 years ago. I'm
> 47, male. Two years ago I woke up one night with rapid pulse. I felt
> my pulse on my neck and felt the same sensation in my chest you are
> discribing. It felt like I was missing beats. I followed up with my
> doctor who sent me to a cardiologist for further evaluation. I had a
> nuclear stress test, EKG, and echocardiogram performed. My diagnosis
> was - PVCs. I was assured by the cardiologist that in my case (as in
> many cases of PVCs) the PVCs (Premature Ventricular COntractions) are
> benign. Many people have these and never feel them. All of the tests
> came back negative. However, since there is a family history of heart
> disease, the cardiologist suggested diet and exercise to bring down my
> weight and cholesterol (total at the time was 240). I started Weight
> Watchers and brought my weight down to a healthier 200 lbs. I have
> gained a few pounds back (210 now) but I mostly watch my diet.

How tall are you?

If you are shorter than 6'10", you may still be overweight.

Would suggest you ask your doctor about:

http://www.heartmdphd.com/wtloss.asp

Humbly,

Andrew

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com/