Can you get a weak heart from an electric shock at AGE 29 and healthy? If not what can cause a weak heart?

Question

I got shock by industrial bun toaster which had faulty power cord and on/off switch, at the time, I had a stanlise steel tray in each hand, steel cap boots and was not touching any other surface it was like I got a surge of electricity through me. There was no cut out switch in toaster, or building.
2 yrs ago I had a baby, It was stated at the time I had a irregular heart beat but there was no concern,I had emergancy c section to have my baby and there was no concern about my heart beat then, nothing was even documented. I am still undergoin testing and am currently on on medication to slow my heart beat down. I have approx 3 extra beats per 10 sec. Heart specalist says my heart is to weak to have been caused by the shock!

Answer 1

A virus can cause your heart to be weak, sometimes pregnancy can cause your heart to get weak. You really need more information. A weak heart means that it cannot squeeze as much blood as it should, but you should ask your doctor just how weak it is. And there are lots of different patterns that are irregular, so you should ask what pattern it is too.

Answer 2

When Dr. says a weak heart what does he mean? To me it means not pumping enough blood, they usually give you a number for ejection fraction, anything above 50% is thought to be good. The problem of bad valves within the heart could cause reduced pumping capacity. You should ask Dr. to explain what he means by weak heart. Lots of people live with irregular heart beat, I notice my wife has extra beats when I take her Blood Pressure and she's 73 yrs.old.

Answer 3

I am assuming the electrical shock was before you had the baby , but the irregular heartbeat was discovered during your pregnancy and or delivery.If the electrical shock had a detrimental effect on your heartbeat I think you would have had symptoms between the time of the shock and the time of the pregnancy/delivery.