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Irregular heartbeat /leaky upper valve

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dragonfly46 Wed 20-May-20 07:33:57

I had a dodgy ecg a few years ago due to palpitations. I had a stress test which also showed abnormalities although I had no pain. I chose to go privately and had a heart echo. The outcome was that I had no problem with my heart. I have a leaky valve but not in a place to cause any problems.

Ginny42 Wed 20-May-20 07:29:04

My friend has a leaky heart valve. I'll ask her what she's on and get back to you.

I had a bad allergic reaction to something last year and the Dr picked up that I also had a slight arrhythmia. I'm on a tiny dose of a beta blocker (1.25 per day) and it's fine now. It may not be severe, so you need to ask. Take care.

lemongrove Wed 20-May-20 07:28:54

My DH has always had an irregular heartbeat, but after fainting several times eventually had a 24 hour monitor attached ( in hospital) which showed that his heart was stopping randomly, sometimes for up to 13 seconds.
Up to that point, heart monitors ( at the GP surgery) hadn’t picked that up.A pacemaker was the answer.I don’t know about leaky valves, but if you are feeling faint at different times, particularly after bending down, then you should try and convey some urgency to your GP.Good luck, do let us know your outcome.

Lisagran Wed 20-May-20 07:18:39

There’s lots of good information on the British Heart Foundation website - www.bhf.org.uk/. You can phone them too and they are knowledgeable and helpful.

annep1 Wed 20-May-20 00:01:41

Thanks for the reply Luckygirl. That's comforting to know that others of my age have it. I wasn't told that. Merely told that an irregularity was picked up. An anticoagulant wasn't mentioned.

I had wondered would it be possible to have another telephone call. So I shall make a list and ring and hopefully get more information. I do think it's very unsatisfactory not to explain things. I've been very anxious since.

Thank you.

Luckygirl Tue 19-May-20 23:33:26

Many people of our age have an irregular heartbeat, some occasionally, as I do, and others continuously. I am treated with a beta blocker and an anticoagulant.

I do not know about the leaky valve.

It is good that they are planning to monitor it, but I am sorry that you cannot have a face to face appointment at the moment. If there are specific questions that you need an answer to, maybe you could make a list and contact the cardiologist's secretary to try and arrange a further phone call. Most cardiology departments have a specialist nurse who can often be very helpful in these situations.

annep1 Tue 19-May-20 23:21:41

I've been told I have these and that a letter is being sent to the doctor to issue beta blockers.

This was a telephone call from the cardiologist two weeks ago. If I had been able to have a face to face appointment I could have got more information.

The echocardiogram was done in January 2019 and she said it needs to be repeated and monitored. The 24hour monitor showed the irregularity. I only got results last week. I wish I had gone private, would have been quicker.

I rang the surgery today and the letter hasn't reached them yet. Can anyone throw any light on this? I can't find much online.