2nd Trimester

EKG due to heart palps? Really???

My OB wants me to get an EKG cause I had a spell of heart palpitations on sunday. Anyone else have a Dr. order an EKG? Is this really that serious?

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Re: EKG due to heart palps? Really???

  • Not uncommon from what I understand.
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  • I had some issues with racing heartbeat and fainting spells so my Dr. ordered me to wear a Holter (spelling?) monitor for 24 hours and it turned out to be nothing to worry about, just another uncomfortable pregnancy thing. I would rather them be safe than sorry though, you want to make sure everything is ok.
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  • Ya I had an EKG, an echocardiogram, and was hooked up to a 24 hour heart monitor bc of heart palpitations. They were trying to rule out pregnancy induced supraventricular tachycardia. Which I ended up not having. Mine was just random heart palps I still get them sometimes, but not as bad. If it is SVT they will put you on meds for the rest of the pregnancy to regulate your heartrate.
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  • I've actually been taken out of work till my 3rd tri due to this.  I can't take the meds I need to control them till 3rd tri.  Details in my blog if interested.
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  • Just to add I've always had SVT though its just gotten worse since pregnancy.I'm on a 3 week monitor soon.
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  • Yup I had all of those tests done too.... all were normal.  The woman putting on my holter monitor said that they do them on TONS of pregnant women
  • I've have many EKG's, a holter monitor and a few Echo cardiograms because of Heart Palpitations.  They were all done before I was pregnant and all came out fine. The cardiologist and my Dr. suspect that they are caused from hormones because I would get them during certain times of the month.
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