Sudden rapid heart rate - worried

Heart health and blood vessels
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Yesterday I was playing golf and swung and suddenly felt my heart beating extremely rapidly. My guess would be about 200 bpm.

I got in the cart and headed into the clubhouse where it was cool and rested. After 10-15 minutes or so it returned back down suddenly. both the increase and decrease were sudden.

I am a 26 year old male, 165 pounds, with a slight arrhythmia which causes occasional PVC’s. My blood pressure is also slightly high when not medicated, though I take medicine which controls it.

This was in Texas where it is very hot. Heat usually doesn’t bother me but I am curious if this is a potential heart condition or a result of having a few drinks and being in the 100 degree heat.

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Sounds like a tachycardia episode. Drinking and heat can definitely aggravate it. I would get checked just to be safe.

3

A few drinks and heat could definitely precipitate an episode of tach. The fact that it decreased quickly is not a bad thing, that shows your heart is doing what it’s supposed to do.
When I’ve had stress tests, (I’m 66 and have a congenital heart defect) I’ve been told they like
to see a heart beat that returns to the baseline (your normal heart rate) fairly quickly, because
if it doesn’t that can spell trouble. Get yourself checked out, but I’m sure they’re going to find
that you’re just fine.