Hi, i hope you can help me , i m a 52 year old male and have a history of high blood pressure , it has effected my heart causing a problem called left ventrical hypertrophy i ve been on cozzar for the past 4 years and beteblockers for 10 ...the last echo i had showed that the lvh had reversed so my cardioligist told me to stop taking the cozzar as my blood pressure was slightly low...ive been feeling unwell recently with really bad episodes of chest pain and palpitation and heart flutter but the monitor i had on only showed minor missed beats ..when i was feeling the episodes of palpitations i pressed the button but when the results were looked at ..the opinion was that they were only picking up artifact , could it be that the interpretation was wrong? as i know i was having really bad episodes at the time of pressing the monitor..i ve asked him to do a physiology test as i know it would eliminate me having to wear the monitor again and also if there was something wrong they could fix it possibly with ablation but he doesn t want to do the physiology test as he doesn t think he will gain anything by doing it ...can you tell me can i insist on getting the electrophysiology test done and do you think i should maybe go back on the cozzar any help you can give me will be much appreciated ...many thanks
Hello, After going through your medical query I understand your concern and would like to ectopic heart beats can make you feel like a flutter in the chest, if you are feeling it quite frequently then you can increase your dose of beta blockers. Kindly consult your treating physician for the same. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.