He was at work & collapsed. His heart rate was 180 when he got to hospital. Ho looks to be OK now as his heart rate was 90 last night. WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH HIM??????????????
The nurses wouldn't tell us much. He drinks 35 pints a week, smokes everyday & is 4-5 stone overweight. However, he does manual work everyday & his heart rate was only 135 at the gym last year when he was on the exercise bike.
All the nurses said was that it could be down to excessive drinking & smoking - they didn't seem that concerned about it.
2006-11-06 22:47:02 · 16 answers · asked by Sluugy 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
No he doesn't do illegal drugs.
2006-11-06 22:59:01 · update #1
He is not doing himself any favours with his lifestyle. I'll bet on top of his 35 pints he eats chippys, kebabs, McDonalds etc.....His heart is telling him to stop abusing his body and to lose weight. At 21 you should be full of energy and life, not in a hospital bed (another obese person sucking the NHS and state dry? - sorry it's true) Do him a favour and talk straight with him. He needs to start looking after himself if he wants to see 30 with some degree of health. Its not difficult to eat properly. 5 extra stone on anyone would put immense pressure on their body and organs.
Thanks for the thumbs down but you are deluding yourselves. The truth hurts doesn't it? Nurses and doctors in the NHS are faced with people like this every day who do not know or have never been shown how to look after themselves and eat properly. I would be dispondent also if this was what I had to treat everyday and was not allowed to be up front about what the actual problem is which is bad diet and lack of exercise. The fat kids are the saddest - what parent in their right mind would allow their child to get into a physical state like that whereby they actually can't participate in an active lifestyle. Lazy parenting does my head (and the NHS) right in. Again, thanks for the thumbs.
2006-11-06 22:54:11 · answer #1 · answered by rondavous 4 · 2⤊ 5⤋
Sounds like the nurses might be right! His heart is having to work so hard with all that weight around it. Smoking causes the heart more work to get the oxygenated blood around the body. If his heart went that fast it could have been AF, or Atrial Fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm caused by an interruption in the electrical pathways. Stimulants such as alcohol and caffiene can trigger this but also an imbalance in electrolytes (potassium, magnesium). Or it could have been Super Ventricular Tachycardia (SVT), a usually short lived heart rhythm caused by excessive workload of the heart. Maybe this has scared your friend into improving his lifestyle a bit.
2006-11-06 22:54:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a doctor, but I could give you one possibility due to my own experience. I was working out and my heart started racing. I called 911 and they took me to the hospital where my heart rate was 264. They ran some tests on me and found that I have ARVD. This is a rare heart disease. I am only 29 and have never had any previous health problems. To learn more about this you can go to arvd.com and maybe have your friend get some tests done.
2006-11-07 02:38:03 · answer #3 · answered by Caterina C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although the nurses say it can't be down to excessive drinking and smoking it doesn't mean that that doesn't play a huge part. My family has a histry of heart problems and thats mainly due to the fact that everyone smokes.
2006-11-06 22:56:39 · answer #4 · answered by laydeeheartless 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's a little young to be suffering from smoking or drinking related disease...
Hearts develop, or just have, arrythmias for all sorts of reasons. Atrial fibrillation, for example, affects over 1% of the population at any time, and can affect anyone or any age. It's not usually something to be too concerned about, at least now he can be evaluated properly.
2006-11-06 22:54:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he probably went into atrial fibbrillation (AF). a very common condition but not in someone so young. He needs to shape up and stop drinking especially. Alcohol can cause a number of problems with the heart. Including more serious things than AF
2006-11-06 22:59:29 · answer #6 · answered by maxwellgp 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His lifestyle and the fact that he is a little overweight certainly would not be helping his heart at all. I am sure he will get all the tests needed at the hospital...but to be honest, it looks like he really needs to address his drinking, smoking and his weight...too much pressure on his poor heart. Hope he does ok.
2006-11-06 23:04:51 · answer #7 · answered by widow_purple 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The exact cause has to be investigated by the medical experts. Drinking and smoking have certainly an adverse effect on the functioning of the heart. SADS usually affects infants (under one year old) and adults including sports men.
Please see the webpages for more details on Sudden adult death syndrome.
2006-11-06 23:02:51 · answer #8 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People say the most hurtful things without really thinking. IDK what was going on with your GF when she said the remarks, but it sounds like she was resentful to the fact that your life is about to become very complicated. Is it right? No. She obviously does not have any idea how to approach this with another. Speaking of friends, why isn't your friend just accepting YOU. Instead, your trials are not being supportive that a true friend would be doing. Think about that one the next time you meet her.
2016-05-22 07:04:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try and persuade your mate to cut down on booze, fags, and to get more excercise. Following a healthy and varied diet will also help. He must try to lose some weight. He should be checked out by his doctor and helped to live more healthily.
2006-11-06 22:56:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋