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Occasionally having rapid heart beats, dizzy, short of breath
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Nov 18, 2025 | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
@danab
Hi there I wore a monitor for 72 hrs it showed I had abnormalities also stress test showed abnormal as well. They called me telling me I was high risk so I was to get cardiac catheterization done ASAP. They put me on priority list as high risk. They stated they did all the tests that was needed to done. My cardiac catheterization they stated there was no blockage which is great but I still remain will no answers. How can some tests be abnormal then find nothing wrong but blaming it on anxiety. There is no warning that is going to happen. I mean I was at local grocery store just taking it slow and out of blue I started having racing heart, dizzy sweating short lived but I was not doing anything physical but pushing a empty cart. Now I do want to add I did have internal bleeding after they did cardiac catheterization in groin area. They didn't know what was causing me so much pain in my back I laid there for 3 hours before they decided to do a another scan that's what they discovered I was bleeding internally. Boy was that painful. They kept telling me because my back was much in pain they claimed it was my chronic back issues but the scan showed different. I ended up staying in ICU. I am allergic to aspirin and it shows on my list of allergies but 2x I had a nurse try to give me it. Unsure why the aspirin when I was bleeding internally anyway.
I have googled my symptoms and it shows one test they didn't do. Don't recall the name but going down the esophagus. I was informed I they would found anything wrong through cardiac catheterization
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@bmarten67 Ok good you had those tests. They did not give you a name for those abnormalities. First let's talk about cardiac catheterization, This is a very common procedure to evaluate different heart problems. Just based on abnormalities is not really identifying what the problem is. I've had about 15-20 what is called a right heart Cath (catheterization) i got them for 2 different reasons. The first 8 or 9 was to do what's called an ablation to fix some arrythmia problems. Its used to treat bad paths in your heart that are causing rhythm problems. Usually for those they do a mapping of your heart to find those paths. Its done by a EP Cardiologist usually.
The second 8-10 were done after my Heart transplant to take a sample of my new heart tissue to determine if I'm rejecting. This version is done as out patient surgery as you awake while they are doing it under local anesthesia. this type are usually done thru the neck and the first one I mention were more complex and i was under general anesthesia as its a lot longer procedure. That one is done either thru the neck, wrist or Groin all of mine were thru the groin as I had a pretty sick heart.
So I would maybe get more detail as to why there doing it. My 2 reasons were for completely different reasons and I'm sure there are more reasons.
So depending on what the reason is and what kind of doctor is doing them you may want a second opinion. Also the Heart transplant Cardiologist is also a separate field. When it comes to the heart I know of 5 different types of Cardiologist who each have different specialties. Please ask any questions you have as noted ive been thru a few and depending on the reason maybe I can share some more detail.
Hope that helps?