Also, I meant to write I am a 24 year old female
Hi, I'm sorry. Both times I was sent to the er my heart rate was 150-160. I had a cardiologist appointment yesterday and doesn't think my mitral regurgitation is an issue at all because he hears no murmur. And my heart sounda good...However my heartrate consistantly staysabout 120-130 at previous visits so he put me on very low dose metoprolol to lower it. I have an echo scheduled Tuesday and am wearing a heart monitor for 30 days. I'm beginning to wonder if my symptoms aren't more gastro related now though as I've had extreme nausea, burping, diarrhea, digestion issues. Wondering if the excessive burping is causing chest pressure. I'm kinda at a loss honestly I've been to 5 drs this week alone. No one can find an issue but I have an appointment with an internal specialist monday
You didn't give any numbers, what is (do you consider) high HR? The general view is a resting HR over 100 is tachycardia, too fast, and treatment should be considered.
As for regurgitation, many people have valve problems, but they should be checked periodically to see it they are stable or getting worse. An echocardiogram, moderately expensive, is the mothod used to check the heart phycically and I get one every three years. I had a mild leaky mitral valve for a long time (same as regurgitation I believe) and it now seems it did contribute to or cause an enlargement in my left atrium, which became critical when I was in my mid 60s. Mild valve problems are mostly disregarded other than follow up checks every few years.