AboutDavid Richardson Expertise Adult heart function and disease. Not very good about children lesss than 12. Hypertension is o.k. Heart rhythm a special interest.
Experience Certified in cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Was chairman of division of cardiology at the Medical College of Virginia. Am now mostly retired.
Organizations Fellow of American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology and member of American Physiological Society..
Publications Circulation, American Heart Journal, Hypertension.
Education/Credentials M.D. from Harvard Medical School. Residency training at Yale Uhniversity School of Medicine and Medical College of Virginia.
Awards and Honors Gold Heartt Award from American Heart Association in 1995.
Expert: David Richardson Date: 5/15/2008 Subject: heart hurts when running
Question when I run my heart starts to beat really fast like 7 beats every 5 seconds. I call this heart racing but my friend told me it dosnt exist. My doctor says that it might be a form of asthma.
Is my friend right that it dosnt exist or is my doctor right and is it asthma
please respond i need to know because it happens ever time i run which prevents me from activitys like track
thanks
Answer Dear Amber,
7 beats every 5 seconds is 84 beats a minute, a perfectly normal heart rate when you're running. It's called normal sinus tachycardia. This heart rate doesn't mean you have asthma. It's perfectly normal.
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