I have a heart beat question?

Question

Hello, I am a 16year old male. I consider myself healthy. I only drink water and tea. I can run a mile in about 6Min's. Lately in the past 2 months iv noticed my heart would skip a beat and go from a bout 60-75'rested beat' to 190-210. Does any1 have any idea what could be wrong. I could be lying in bed,sitting in a chair, and one time making a sandwich and my heart will start beating hard and fast for 1-4 hrs. I'm going to go to the doc next time it happens. Any 1 have any idea what the problem is???

Answer 1

If it is actually beating that fast next time it happens and its beating fast for a sustained period never mind the GP go straight to your nearest accident and emergency dept where they can do an ECG while you're having the symptoms and that will show whats going on and if you're having some kind of arrhythmia.

Even if you don't have another sustained episode see your GP anyway so he can investigate further.

In young people episodes of a 'fast' or 'hard' heartbeat can be caused by something perfectly innocent but equally it could be caused by an underlying heart condition so you need to get it checked out.

If it happens or you feel dizzy or unwell while exercising slow down and stop and again go to A & E or see your GP.

Answer 2

Heart rate is the number of heart beats per unit of time, usually expressed as beats per minute.

When resting, the average adult human heart beats at about 70 bpm (males) and 75 bpm (females); however, this rate varies among people and can be significantly lower in endurance athletes. The infant/neonatal rate of heartbeat is around 130-150 bpm, the toddler's about 100–130 bpm, the older child's about 90–110 bpm, and the adult's about 80–100 bpm. 75 beats per minute translates to 4500 beats an hour, 108,000 beats per day, or about 39,420,000 beats in a year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_rate

Answer 3

You have what is called an arrhythmia. If you are experiencing any dizziness when this is happening or if you pass out, then go to the ER immediately. If you have another before you see your doctor, contact him at his office or through the exchange and ask him what he suggest. Otherwise keep your apt. with your doctor. He can put a 48hr monitor on you or give you an event monitor which you can use if the event occurs. Both of these can tell him what your heart rhythm is doing at the time of the episode. There are 3 common reasons for this. The first is the most serious and I don't think it sounds as though this is the case, but here they are:

1. Ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation- the ventricle (lower chamber of the heart) is taking off and going faster than the top chamber. This is very serious and causes symptoms such as dizziness and passing out.

2. Atrial fibrillation- this would be the top chamber of the heart taking off too fast. Most of the time the impulses will not conduct to the lower chamber therefore the ventricle goes fast, but not as fast. This is serious in terms of possible clotting leading to stroke or long term heart problems.

3. Sinus tachycardia- this is still originated in the top chamber, but comes from the Sinus node as it should, but takes off very fast instead. Not as serious, but needs to be treated or watched closely.

Bottom line is that you do need to see your doctor.

These are the 3 main reasons for rapid heart rates, but there are more and all need to be addressed by a physician. Good Luck and God Bless.