Divation
08-07-2007, 01:28 PM
I finally got the results back from my Holter Monitor, Echo and Lab work that was done a couple of weeks ago. Here's what the Holter read:
Patients average heart rate was 86 bmp. Heart rates greater than 120bmp were noted 5% of the time. No episodes of bradycardia. One pause of 3.5 seconds occured at 5.28 pm. 12 ventricular ectopics, which represented <1% of the total beat count were noted. Between 1am to 2am, I had the highest ventricular ectopic frequency. 2 VE's occured. 12 isolated beats only. No couplets or runs were noted. 140 supraventricular ectopics, which represented <1% of the total beat count were noted. The highest occurred between 11am-12p. 21 SVE's occurred. No episodes of ST depression were noted in all 3 channels.
This is the echo:
Well-preserved LV ejection fraction of 66%. Mild soft thickening of the mitral leaflet with minimal prolapse of the anterior mitral leaflet. Trace to mild mitral regurgitation-not significant.
And my lab work came back normal except it showed my cholesterol was a little high, 203. Which I can't be suprised because I'm too skinny and I've been trying to gain weight by eating fast food all the time.
So this pause...Does that mean my heart actually stopped beating for 3.5 seconds? He didn't seem too concerned about it but I asked my mom who is a nurse and she said that's not good at all. And that it was a long pause. Any advice?
Patients average heart rate was 86 bmp. Heart rates greater than 120bmp were noted 5% of the time. No episodes of bradycardia. One pause of 3.5 seconds occured at 5.28 pm. 12 ventricular ectopics, which represented <1% of the total beat count were noted. Between 1am to 2am, I had the highest ventricular ectopic frequency. 2 VE's occured. 12 isolated beats only. No couplets or runs were noted. 140 supraventricular ectopics, which represented <1% of the total beat count were noted. The highest occurred between 11am-12p. 21 SVE's occurred. No episodes of ST depression were noted in all 3 channels.
This is the echo:
Well-preserved LV ejection fraction of 66%. Mild soft thickening of the mitral leaflet with minimal prolapse of the anterior mitral leaflet. Trace to mild mitral regurgitation-not significant.
And my lab work came back normal except it showed my cholesterol was a little high, 203. Which I can't be suprised because I'm too skinny and I've been trying to gain weight by eating fast food all the time.
So this pause...Does that mean my heart actually stopped beating for 3.5 seconds? He didn't seem too concerned about it but I asked my mom who is a nurse and she said that's not good at all. And that it was a long pause. Any advice?
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hopesprings2
08-07-2007, 01:39 PM
was this done by a cardiact doctor or reg MD?
Divation
08-07-2007, 01:45 PM
Regular Family Medicine MD. I have no insurance so all those tests I paid out of pocket. I can only imagine how much a cardiologist would charge....
hopesprings2
08-07-2007, 02:55 PM
Regular Family Medicine MD. I have no insurance so all those tests I paid out of pocket. I can only imagine how much a cardiologist would charge....
Maybe you could ask your doctor to explain the complete report.aslo ask him or her if they will send it over to a cardiolgt to read .
Maybe you could ask your doctor to explain the complete report.aslo ask him or her if they will send it over to a cardiolgt to read .
Lenin
08-08-2007, 10:18 AM
Diva,
One pause of 3.5 seconds occured at 5.28 pm.
I would judge that serious and worthy of pursuing. Start by calling your GP and asking if it means what it SOUNDS like it means. It SOUNDS like your heart stopped beating for 3.5 seconds. Did you FEEL it when it occurred...I would imagine you would and it would mean instant TERROR.
Such stoppages present a real risk of clot formation in the still blood. Until youu get the matter resolved PLEASE take a 325 mg. aspirin every day.
Oy, no insurance probably rules out a quick trip to the cardiologist...it will INDEED cost a fortune. If you HAD insurance, I think the first step would be to repeat that Holter.
One pause of 3.5 seconds occured at 5.28 pm.
I would judge that serious and worthy of pursuing. Start by calling your GP and asking if it means what it SOUNDS like it means. It SOUNDS like your heart stopped beating for 3.5 seconds. Did you FEEL it when it occurred...I would imagine you would and it would mean instant TERROR.
Such stoppages present a real risk of clot formation in the still blood. Until youu get the matter resolved PLEASE take a 325 mg. aspirin every day.
Oy, no insurance probably rules out a quick trip to the cardiologist...it will INDEED cost a fortune. If you HAD insurance, I think the first step would be to repeat that Holter.
Divation
08-08-2007, 04:01 PM
Yeah, I'm not quite sure what to do yet. He really did not think it was a big deal. He said people get pauses all the time and nothing happens to them. At that time though, I did have a bunch of skipped beats immediately AFTER it happened. So I don't remember feeling my heart stop beating or anything, I just remember feeling a bunch of skipped beats right afterwards because that's when I wrote down that I was a having a fluttering feeling. At like 5:29 or 5:30. I dunno. Someone at work who also wore a holter monitor said that if you bump it into anything, it can screw with it. And I was bumping that thing into everything that day because it's so uncomfortable to wear. I don't know what to do yet.
sam78
08-08-2007, 04:14 PM
Divation, one thing that can produce this "pause" is if your lead cable came unplugged from your box for a couple seconds. I had this happen and my cardiologist flipped out. So it could have been this. However, if you had funny beats directly after the pause (documented on the EKG) then I would have to lean towards it really happened. At any rate, a good cardiologist could differentiate if the funny beats were real or artifact which would give you a real indication whether the pause was true or artifact.
Divation
08-08-2007, 04:37 PM
Yeah, I made absolutely sure that none of the cables came unplugged that day. I'm going to assume that it did happen as well at this point. I just might go see a cardiologist after all...
Canyondweller
11-13-2007, 02:59 AM
I think these sound like premature beats and are seldom dangerous and very common. I seem to go thru periods where I get them and other times they can never pick them up. I know you are more subject to clots with arythmia. Look up premature beats or skipped beats on the internet and see what it says. PAC's or PVC's