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.
Question Well it all started out about 3 days ago i was feeling wierd,as in nausea, shortness of breath, and fast heart rate. im 13 and had an echocardiogram,ekg,chest xray...and all were perfect. except right now is my main worry. my heart rate is about 120 took bp and its really good like 113/x except the abnormal heart rate aleart came on porbbly because of heart rate. ive tried to calm down but cant. my arms are tingling and ive had a panic attak...i know this might be anxiety biut what else i really dont think its anxiety!!!please help me ASAP. Thanks in advance...Adam h.
Answer Dear Adam,
It sounds like anxiety to me. Heart rate of 120 is okay. You probably had some virus causing nausea and then panic is causing the fast heart rate.
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