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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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Hi I am new to Mayo connect. Prior to January I was hiking and working out at the gym then out of no where I became SOB and had tachycardia. I had an abnormal EKG, abnormal stress test but a normal angiogram. I had a normal ct scan of my lungs and a normal echocardiogram. I saw the pulmonologist and he said that I had asthma and put me on asthma meds. The meds made no difference for my tachycardia and SOB would return when I tried to be active. The cardiologist doesn’t think that it is asthma and my pulmonologist doesn’t think that it is cardiac related. I don’t know what to think but I know that something is wrong. Does anybody have any ideas?
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@peterson- Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm so sorry that you are having all these problems plus doctors who don't agree on the cause. It's enough to give anyone added stress. I would think that after your test results show more problems with your heart that you might want to follow up with your cardiologist.
Mayo Clinic has a wonderful explanation and video explaining all about tachycardia and how why it causes SOB.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tachycardia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355127
What did your cardiac physician say would be your follow-up? After watching this video and reading the blog, what do you think?
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Similar symptoms but my heart rate is crazy slow and my heart beats early apparently. Had a lot of abnormal heartbeats while wearing monitor for a week, EKG ok, they did say some of my heart walls not moving like they should...but oddly no reason for alarm according to them. Going back in 6 months. Said women tend to have arrhythmia. Everyone is telling me it’s anxiety. But no clue what would trigger this to happen every single day multiple times a day. I wish I had answers but seems everyone in this group is here for the same reasons - no idea what is going on.
Have you been tested for COVID antibodies? I tested negative but think maybe I should do it again, even though I never got sick and my X-ray and CT was good. The SOB is just so bizarre.