A bit of background:
I have had heart palpitations all my life. Had them investigated with an ECG years ago and was told they were benign. They are pretty regular (every few days) but don't bother me. They are worse if we I drink too much caffeine and am stressed.
I also have a low resting heart rate-usually about 57. I am pretty fit, work out a lot and run regular half marathons.
I'm also known for having white coat syndrome with my bp although I had high blood pressure in my two recent pregnancies. My children are 3.5 and 1.5
Recently a doctor sent me for some investigations. My bp was high in the surgery and a heart murmur was detected. This is not the first time this has happened. I got investigated about 5years ago for the same issue. Back then the ECG was fine, ECHO was fine and my bp was put down to white coat syndrome as regular checks of it proved it was fine. Again, I have been checked for bp issues all my life (I'm 37) now and all tests show it's white coat syndrome.
My recent bp tests were fine and my recent ECG was fine however my ECHO is scheduled for a few weeks time right after an endurance event where I will be walking a marathon over 24hrs up hill.
My doctor has told me not to do it. He says putting a strain on my heart whilst the investigations aren't complete is unwise. However, he also says a benign heart murmur turning into a dangerous one in 5 years is unlikely. I really want to do this event and have raised a lot of money. Cardiologists, do you think he's just covering his back?
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Any cardiologists our there?
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Heartquestion · 17/05/2019 19:53
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