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Old 08-07-2007, 10:28 AM   #1
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I had a pause?

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?

 
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Re: I had a pause?

was this done by a cardiact doctor or reg MD?

 
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Re: I had a pause?

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....

 
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Re: I had a pause?

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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 .

 
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Re: I had a pause?

Diva,

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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.

 
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