I sometimes have heart palpitations or the so-called stinging in the chest, sometimes also associated with a feeling of weakness and dizziness. I have never had an ECG because I thought I was too young for it (29). My family had heart disease - my father had a coronary heart disease, he had 2 heart attacks, the last of which was fatal. My mother also suffers from coronary artery disease, and occasionally has attacks of ventricular fibrillation. Should I do the appropriate tests, and if so, what? Could this have serious consequences?
Hello, If you are experiencing ailments or are concerned about the condition of your heart, then of course the best way to explain what they are causing is to have an EKG test. It should be expected that the test result will be correct, because the heart conditions mentioned by you very rarely affect young women. I don't suspect Mom is having episodes of VF, I think it's the episodes of atrial fibrillation - that's a significant difference. The presence of coronary heart disease in both parents may have some family significance for its earlier manifestation in the next generation. In addition, the acceleration of coronary heart disease is caused by smoking, being overweight, elevated cholesterol levels, elevated sugar levels and high levels of stress in everyday life. Regards, MD Krystyna Knypl
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Krystyna KnyplInternist, hypertensiologist, editor-in-chief of "Gazeta dla Lekarzy".
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