Hey everyone,
Recently it appears I may have had some kind of cardiac event, possibly afib or an SVT episode. I had finished a short lunch run, was sitting at my desk, and suddenly felt flushed. Looked at my watch, my HR read out as 198bpm. It stayed above 190 for over 45 minutes, hitting a peak of 210. Went to a cardiologist in the SF area here, and was told it could have been Afib or SVT, but the only way they would know for sure is if they caught an event on record with an EKG. Here's a link to the Garmin file for reference: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/441864817
Keep in mind that is me sitting at my desk, not running.
So yesterday I went for a trail run/hike and felt pretty damn awful. I just now upload the data and see I hit 209bpm at some point: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/450565359
That seems to suggest another heart event given my normal max is 198bpm.
Had an EKG, echocardiogram and echo stress test that showed no issues. I was told that it very well could have been a random event and not to change my exercise behavior.
This feels like a somewhat unsatisfactory place to be in. I train 12+ hours a week and just waiting for the next event to occur seems dangerous given all the talk of heart health in triathlons these days. What if that next cardiac event happens during the swim of my next IM? Or when I'm alone on a ride... These are questions I have to answer for myself, but also to my wife. The safe route would be to just put training on hold till its diagnosed, but that seems drastic(or is it?).
So ST athletes with heart conditions: Thoughts? Suggestions?
Recently it appears I may have had some kind of cardiac event, possibly afib or an SVT episode. I had finished a short lunch run, was sitting at my desk, and suddenly felt flushed. Looked at my watch, my HR read out as 198bpm. It stayed above 190 for over 45 minutes, hitting a peak of 210. Went to a cardiologist in the SF area here, and was told it could have been Afib or SVT, but the only way they would know for sure is if they caught an event on record with an EKG. Here's a link to the Garmin file for reference: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/441864817
Keep in mind that is me sitting at my desk, not running.
So yesterday I went for a trail run/hike and felt pretty damn awful. I just now upload the data and see I hit 209bpm at some point: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/450565359
That seems to suggest another heart event given my normal max is 198bpm.
Had an EKG, echocardiogram and echo stress test that showed no issues. I was told that it very well could have been a random event and not to change my exercise behavior.
This feels like a somewhat unsatisfactory place to be in. I train 12+ hours a week and just waiting for the next event to occur seems dangerous given all the talk of heart health in triathlons these days. What if that next cardiac event happens during the swim of my next IM? Or when I'm alone on a ride... These are questions I have to answer for myself, but also to my wife. The safe route would be to just put training on hold till its diagnosed, but that seems drastic(or is it?).
So ST athletes with heart conditions: Thoughts? Suggestions?