The visit to the cardiologist proved to be very interesting. The Blood tests were all good, the only work is the HDL, which will take some focus & weight loss to improve, plus continued exercise. The results of the 24 hour heart monitor were fascinating!
For 22 hour period, my heat had 87,121 heart beats, and during that same time I had 1,621 PVC's!!!!
That was a surprise to me! So, I must be having some during the day when I am not exercising! As of now, they are not dangerous, but I cannot have a "run" (that is 4-6 in a row). The "runs" only seem to happen when exercising.
So, here is the next experiment - a change of meds - Dr. Marwaha suggested the following, with some of my input.
The Metoprolol will go from 100 mg a day to 50 mg. I noticed two things, 1-the Metoprolol makes me feel tired and when exercising, I have trouble raising my heart rate and the PVC's just will come at a lower heart rate. So, we are trying to go to the 50 mg dosage.
A new drug, Isosorbide (Imdur or Isotrate). This is a nitrate that is used for angina (heart pain) I do not have any pain, but this may help with any issues with my PVC's.
Found another website for a look at PVC's at the Mayo Clinic.
So, the experiment continues! My next appointments are in September when I will see Dr. Worley who is the specialist with heart electrical issues.
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