I am a 43 year old type 1 Diabetic, I am
not over weight. about 4 years ago I was
at the dr and he heard a heart murma so he
sent me to get a echo they said I had
aortic stenosis well a few months ago I
stated getting a little short of breath I
have no energry and I notice when I first
get up in the morning my heart rate is
anywhere from 110 to 135, same if I just
vaccume my house my heart rate will go 125
to 135 and I will need to rest than my
heart rate will be like 115 so i go back
to the dr he send me for another echo and
he calls me up and says he don't
understand but my test came back normal,
so my question is is my heart rate normal
or what. I have no insurance so i can't
get another echo done
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Heart Disease and Heart Attack Answer A3969 Posted: 04-22-08 10:33am
You don’t need an echo to check your
heart rate. an echo is used to visualize
the heart’s anatomy and to check some
hemodynamic parameters. A murmur can due
to certain structural defects that can be
visualized by echo-cardiography. Sometimes
a heart murmur can be functional and due
to no structural damage of the heart.
Normal heart rate when at rest is in the
range of 60-80 beats per minute. It
normally rises when physically active. It
is likely you probably have a type of
tachycardia but only an ECG-examination
can tell us what kind of tachycardia.
Tachycardia can be due to many reasons:
heart disorders, anemia, hypothyroidism,
dehydration, stress, drugs, fiver…
You may want to request an ECG from your
GP.
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