High Output Heart Rate

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My brother has been told he has High Output Heart Rate. He now has a feeding tube and only weights 121 lbs. He is on oxygen and struggles to breathe. Drs at UNC and DUKE hospital can not find out what causes the HOHR. He has no problems or diseases with his heart other than the HOHR. All his blood work looks fine. My brother is dying and no one knows why. Is is only 42 years old with a wife and two little boys. HELP!!!

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donna have they not tried to cardiovert his rhythm? they can do this with iv medication or with a lite electrical shock. a heart cannot beat at a high rate for long periods of time. no wonder he's so weak. there has to be some underlying diagnosis, or other medical problem, diabetes liver kidneys. there are a lot of things that can cause a high heart rate but can usually be managed.. does he have a congenital defect in his heart? just a few questions, more info would be helpful. he cant be diagnosed online but maybe I can help you understand it

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donna tried to respond but looks like they are not letting it thru. need more info on your brother

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Hello, Donna! How is your brother doing?

This is actually more properly called High Output Heart Failure, because as klb stated, the heart cannot indefinitely maintain such a high rate and starts failing.

In some cases, it's caused by sepsis, but it may also occur with hyperthyroidism, multiple myeloma, anemia and several other possibilities and that is another point that klb brought up, there has to be some underlying cause.

However, they should be able to get it under control, while searching for it, even if it means sedating him to forcefully lower it.

Has he been on any medications regularly? Has he had high blood pressure?

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Would a pacemaker take care of too fast of a heartbeat?

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Donna I had the same thing high heart rates i would pass out and they would have to stop my heart and restart it i had S.V.T. and then after they did surgery on left side of heart ablation they called it. It worked for about a year then I would go high and then really low so I have a difibulator dual chambers since 2010, I am doing great.

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