im 15 years old and i have noticed, mostly when i am resting on couch, chair, bed, exc, my heart will do like a flip flop (or flutter like) and sometimes out of the blue it will beat hard and fast with a hint of irregular beats for about 5 sec and stop. i do have small case of seperation anxiety in which i dont know if this is will relate to the irregular beats or not.. my mom and dad dont beleive me, my docter says my hearts okay without even checking, what can it be causing irregular beats? help.
2006-11-23 15:03:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Im working in the cardiologist line, i can answer your questions.
You have to see a cardiologist for a check up, most probably they will do tests like ECG (record ur hearbeat rhythm), Treadmill Stress Test (to see if you have the irregular heart beat during exercise too), Echocardiography/ultrasound of the heart ( to see if you have abnormal valves) and 24 hours Holter (just a smalll device attached on ur body 24 hrs to record ur heartbeatfor a day).
Arrhytmias (irregular heart beat) can be caused by several factors, but you are a young boy; so most likely it will be caused by Premature Atrial Complexes or Premature Ventricular Complexes;which is also known as skipped heart beat
It has to do with the nerves in your heart muscle.
It could be inherited, trigger by stress, coffee and tea. Most of the time, its not a life threatening condition, but go and see a cardiologist is my advice. i can go on explaining more about your condition in details but it this answer will ended up so long.
I hope it help
2006-11-23 23:02:42 · answer #1 · answered by AlisonJonshon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An arrhythmia (also called dysrhythmia) is an irregular heartbeat. Heart rates can also be irregular. A normal heart rate is 50 to 100 beats per minute. Arrhythmias and abnormal heart rates don't necessarily occur together. arrhythmias can occur with a normal heart rate, or with heart rates that are slow (called bradyarrhythmias -- less than 60 beats per minute). arrhythmias can also occur with rapid heart rates (called tachyarrhythmias -- faster than 100 beats per minute). In the United States more than 850,000 people are hospitalized for an arrhythmia each year.
Arrhythmias may be caused by many different factors, including:
Coronary artery disease
Electrolyte imbalances in your blood (such as sodium or potassium).
Changes in your heart muscle.
Irregular heart rhythms can also occur in "normal, healthy" hearts which probably is your case.
2006-11-23 15:11:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
since you are only 15 years old there is alot of changes occouring in your body and if u add the hormone changes with you seperation anxiety it can cause a heat mermer or other irregulatioes in the hearts beating but unless you are having trouble breathing or are frequently becoming lightheaded you are perfectly fine yuo are only 15 you should not be worrying about these things yet. do yourself a favor and go out with your frineds or go play a video game your health is 100% fine
2006-11-23 16:27:38 · answer #3 · answered by themolesrules 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
complicated task. seek with google and yahoo. it could actually help!
2014-11-14 15:01:25 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋