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A member asked:

Heart rate is anywhere from 49-60 when i'm laying down/sitting down. this has me really concerned but no doctor seems concerned, should i be?

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Dr. Rishi Vohora answered

No: No. You probably have a healthy heart rate especially if you feel fine. Stop checking your heart rate.

Dr Altman and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/14/2016

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Can a doctor tell the difference between svt and sinus tachycardia on loop monitor? Heart rate gets up to 180bpm laying in bed

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I have ringing/rushing in ears for years. I sometimes heart beat in ear when laying down. Should I get a head scan? My doctor won't order MRI or CT :(

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I am experiencing panic attack, anxious and pounding heart i feel in upper back when lay down, doctor says I had a 4mm nodule on my thyroid 6 months ago, now is 9mm but dif place sonogramed it and no blood in it. Panic never been this bad?

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