I have irregular heart beat that cuts of my breath at times. I'm 50 and my father died at 49 could this be heriditary.
2006-10-17 04:15:14 · 6 answers · asked by brokefeeding 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Palpitations have various causes including:
1. An overactive thyroid gland.
2. Electrolytes disturbance.
3. Mitral valve prolapse.
4. Smoking.
5. Drinking alcohol.
6. Drinking too much caffeinated beverages.
7. Not getting enough sleep.
8. Stress.
I would recommend that you have:
1. Blood tests to rule out thyroid problems and electrolyte disturbances.
2. Echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart) to rule out Mitral valve prolapse.
3. A holter monitor (24 hours portable heart monitor) to see what is the exact type of Arrhythmia and how long it lasts.
The heart contains a special set of cells best thought of as the electrical
system of the heart. These cells send signals to the heart muscle to get it
to contract, causing the heart to pump blood. When the electrical system of
the heart does not function properly, the heart may beat in an abnormal fashion.
This is known as a cardiac arrhythmia
Heart palpitations can be caused by:Exercise
Anxiety, stress, fear
Fever
Caffeine, nicotine, cocaine, diet pills
Overactive thyroid
Anemia
Hyperventilation
Low levels of oxygen in your blood
Medications such as thyroid pills, asthma drugs, beta blockers for high blood pressure or heart disease, or anti-arrhythmics (medications to treat an irregular heart rhythm can sometimes cause a different irregular rhythm)
Mitral valve prolapse -- the valve that separates the left upper chamber (atrium) from the left lower chamber (ventricle) of the heart does not close properly
Heart disease .
2006-10-17 04:36:57 · answer #1 · answered by Laura 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-22 08:39:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irregular heart beats can be nothing or the sign of a problem. The only person who can judge the problem is a medical professional. Go see your family doctor or a cardiac/heart specialist.
Irregular heart beats can be PVC, extra beats, and mean nothing. Sometimes PVC runs in a family.
When you are nervous your heart beat rate increases.
So again GO SEE A DOCTOR with your family history. With modern medications and other procedures, you will be surprised (if you have a heart problem) how easily you can be diagnosed and treatment, correctly.
2006-10-17 04:24:17 · answer #3 · answered by banananose_89117 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your irregular heart beat might possibly be due to atrial fibrillation in which the heart's own "pacemaker" malfunctions. Go to "atrial fibrillation" through a search engine, and there is a ton of excellent information there. But, and this is vitally important, inview of your breathing symptoms especially, you must see a doctor and have this investigated so that the exact treatment can be determined.
2006-10-17 08:10:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it could. But not the beat itself, but the underlying cause of the irregular beat. With out know what type of irregularity it is I can not even begin to speculate. But the link between heart disease and genetics is very strong.
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Jerry
2006-10-17 22:44:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have arythmia wchi is a fast heart rate i have a defib inplanted in my chedst incase it goes to high. My father died when he was 51 yes it can be heritatry but there are lot of things that can casue it. Even your teeth. My suggestion is to see a cardicatic doctor right away
2006-10-17 07:00:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
see your doctor now. causes are exetensive, you need diagnostic testing to determine what the cause might be.
2006-10-17 04:24:07 · answer #7 · answered by David B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋