Irregular Heartbeat

[noel]

I am about to celebrate my 7 year anniversary of a double valve replacement , mitral and aortic, and lately have begun to have an erratic heart beat. I am not feeling any adverse symtoms from this and it was actually detected first by my NP on a visit to my primary doctors office. I feel I should call my cardiologist but wondered if anyone else has had a problem with this? I have been having regular checkups and good reports....

 

[dick0236]

I have had short periods of irregular heart beats over the years and have been told they are normal, with or without valve replacement, and not to be concerned. A few months ago, I had my first case (as far as I know) of A-fib. The irregular heat beats lasted for several hours, not several seconds, and I saw my doctor who confirmed the A-fib episode. The episode was brought on by a stressful situation....I was battling with my cable/phone/internet provider(LOL). My cardio was not overly concerned since I was already on warfarin. However, he put me on a 24 hour holter EKG to be sure it was transient......which it was. Never hurts to have it checked out if the irregularities concern you.

 

[neil]

i have had ireg heatbeats on and off the last few years, my cardio keeps an eye on them but says there harmless, just a pain in the butt, to be sure i would have a check over by your cardio just for peace of mind,

 

[noel]

Thanks Y'all. We called the cardiologist and he wants me in his office tomorrow at noon.

 

[mcsf]

I have experienced irregular heart beats over the years. It concerns me at the time and when I talk to my cardiologist they tell me not to worry. It's common regardless if you have had a valve replacement or not. Every time I ask they tell me the same thing but I ask about it every time I see my doctor. That has been my experience with irregular heart beats.

 

[Julian]

I'm over 2 years out of AVR with pacer implant and notice intermittent irregular heart rhythms. The occurrences are few and far between at time leaving me feeling a little odd. My pacer is interrogated regularly and has not shown anything dangerous. Good idea to see the cardio to be certain these irregularities you're experiencing are just annoyances.

 

[hook]

Any time you cut the heart open the risk of afib or some kind of irregular rhythm is a possibility. The more you cut it open the higher this risk goes. This is why some people who go tissue valve replacement still end up on Coumadin.

I had a bad afib issue for about four months, but got it sorted out and have been fine for three years. I still get a fair amount of PVCs, mostly at night or on days when I exercise a lot.

 

[Herb M]

Some irregular heartbeats are benign. For me taking some magnesium helps make the beats more regular.