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Iv had ecg holter monitor i suffer aniexty and panic attacks chances of sudden cardiac arrest due to palpatations?

5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

SCA: Very little chance of sudden cardiac death. Get help for your anxiety and panic disorder

Answered 2/16/2019

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Dr. Mark Rasak answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Low hanging fruit: its always easy to blame signs and symptoms on anxiety. if a holter is the only work up thus far ,an echo to assess your heart function and structure,labs,and a 30 day event recorder to assess intermittent symptoms would be appropriate. electrolytes,calcium,magnesium,thyroid function,hormone levels etc as indicated. stop all caffeine or natural supplements.If all neg, THEN anxiolytics and psych rx

Answered 7/13/2015

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Dr. Volkan Tuzcu answered

Specializes in Pediatric Cardiology

Ecg: If palpitations are not due to an arrhythmia you should not worry, but I recommend having that documented with some tests like ECG Holter event recorder

Answered 7/13/2015

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