Heartburn With A-Flutter

On Monday, 4/2/18, I had a scheduled check up for my PM....

I haven’t been feeling well for a few weeks and last month, out of nowhere, started getting insanely painful heartburn at night.

.... at my appointment, I’m explaining my symptoms while the machine is loading and my Doc says “well, here’s a problem.... you’re in atrial flutter... and it looks like you’ve been in it since the middle of March!”

So, this explains ALOT because I’ve never been in a-fib/flutter more than a couple of hours.... except the heartburn. Could my flutter be causing heartburn? I can’t find anything relavent online.

2 Comments

GERD

by The real Patch - 2018-04-05 12:10:07

GERD (gastro esophogeal reflux disease) is fairly common with heart disease and can even mimic a heart attack. I never experienced GERD until my episode and open heart, now it's a constant. As to the cause, whether it's the heart or arrythmias or medications I've no idea. A daily dose of prescription pantoprazole works for me

Heat burn and heart diease.

by Selwyn - 2018-04-06 08:03:35

The association of atrial arrhythmia and heart burn is recognised.

(https://academic.oup.com/europace/article/19/1/16/2952312).

Sometimes anginal pain associated with a fast heart beat presents as 'indigestion/heart burn).

Many people ( having a heart attack)  have died thinking their 'indigestion' will settle with some antacids.  

If you are getting this on a chronic basis, I expect you could try some antacids  ( indigestion remedies) as a one off,  and see how you goes.

Any unexplained, ongoing indigestion should be investigated. I had a gastroscopy about a month ago- it is reassuring that  I only have some gastritis and nothing like cancer!

Kind regards,

Selwyn 

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