High blood pressure and high heart rate are two different things. It sounds like your complaint is about heart rate and not blood pressure. Fast heart rates can have lots of different causes and can be insignificant or life-threatening depending on what’s causing them and what your general physical condition is. You […]
Written on Saturday, July 19th, 2008 by mitcheljacobson :: 0 comments to this post
High blood pressure and high heart rate are two different things. It sounds like your complaint is about heart rate and not blood pressure. Fast heart rates can have lots of different causes and can be insignificant or life-threatening depending on what’s causing them and what your general physical condition is. You should be evaluated by a cardiologist. Some arrythmias do seem to be influenced by vasovagal activity–like coughing–so be sure to mention the connection you have observed.
Most people do notice arrythmias more at night because they are still and quiet making them more aware of their hearts. Also, heart rate is most noticable when laying on the left side, which of course many of us do at night. A cardiologist will probably put you on a 24-hour Holter monitor, a beeper-sized device, which will record your heart beats using (three?) electrodes on your chest.
I hope your issue is on the “insignificant” side!
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