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Irregular Heartbeat?
- Thread starter USNMark
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http://www.nomi.med.navy.mil/Nami/WaiverGuideTopics/cardiology.htm
Not sure what the medical term for irregular heartbeatis , but it may be one of the conditions listed on that page.
Not sure what the medical term for irregular heartbeatis , but it may be one of the conditions listed on that page.
When I was getting both the dodmerb, and an aviation physical, when they put me on the EKG I had an "irregular heart beat." The Technicians were great and had me retest (for the aviation physical 3 times) until he finally told me to hold my breath. Turned out on both occasions my heart rate was being disrupted by the rhythm of my breathing so the trick was to hold my breath and everything worked out fine.
Bird_Dog322
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I had the same thing happen to me during my flight physical. The guys who were testing me just told me to relax and the "irregular heartbeat" was from the rhythm of my breathing. Don't quote me, but a waiver for a diagnosed irregular heartbeat isn't out of the picture.
My dad worked in admissions at the academy and was on the aviation board. I spoke with him, but all the same this is second hand information so take it for what it is worth. Irregular heart beats and heart palpitations are a very serious issue with the navy. I actually have a friend that is restricted line becuase of it. From what he told me the big issue is if there are problems with the heart itself. If you can prove that the irregular heart beats are not caused by a problem with your heart you may be okay. Alot of people just don't go through the hassle of proving this beyond all doubt. Irregular beats or palpitations was a disqualifier for the academy, but as he told me there are cases where someone proves that it is not caused by anything far more serious like holes in the heart (which is the navy's primary concern). Once again these are my father's words through my mouth so take it for what it is worth.
It also depends on the severity. Those machines they use are out of convenience. When I had my EKG done, it came back with all sorts of noise and crap on it. I had a second done, it came back w/ irregular and another thing. The doc looked at it and just signed off that it was OK. Just because you're small fractions of a second off... and I mean small doesn't pose a problem. If you are skipping whole beats... that is where you will run into trouble.
i too was first diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat, but when I was retested, the new doc said that my first reading was done on a poorly calibrated machine and the previous doc misanalyzed it. My heart's still intact.
