Found out last year I have left bundle branch block,worked out I am running a minute a mile slower than normal,has anybody else experienced this or know anything about it?
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Found out last year I have left bundle branch block,worked out I am running a minute a mile slower than normal,has anybody else experienced this or know anything about it?
What was the context in which you found out? Any history of heart attack/angina/blood pressure/diabetes/smoking?
Definitely Left and not Right? On any drugs?
had a crap run,20 mins slower than normal,had blood tests everything ok,had a ecg,thats when the left branch bundle came up,not run well since,not on any drugs
LBBB - diagnosed by machine, GP, or a specialist? Assuming the ECG has been interpreted correctly, the obvious question is why do you have this, and to answer that further tests would normally be done - a CXR and an echocardiogram as starters. Does your GP have plans for these?
doctor picked it up with ecg got refered to a specialist who gave me a dobutamine stress echo cardiogram and confirmed lbbb,told I can carry on running,but its slowing me down big time
What was the explanation given for the LBBB? - it does not just "happen" - there will be a cause, and it may be tied in with your reduced running performance.
no explanation,maybe born with it?never had a ecg before,so don't know if I have just acquired it or always had it?did overtrain last year and ran a race with a sore throat,already had 2 colds last year so didn't expect a 3rd one so did the race,struggled ever since
It sounds like they have excluded the causes of LBBB that they would need to do something about, such as a narrowed coronary artery, a sticky/leaking valve, high blood pressure, various sorts of heart muscle disease, and a very slow heart rate. It would be uncommon to be born with this, and if so it would almost always be associated with some sort of structural heart disease - sticky/leaking valves and so on.
But they have not answered the question, or more specifically revealed to you, why you have this.
yes I think I will try to get to the bottom of it,will try and go down a specialist route if the doctors arn't interested,or don't know what to do,if not will just have to retire from racing
waiting for my doctor to give me a referral? to see if I get anymore help,might take a while?it might not get approved ?
good news,got a referral to preston cardiology dept not until end December but hopfully can get to the bottom of it?
All the best Gadget.
had my CPEX yesterday been told that the efficiency of my heart to contract simultaneously on the left and right is reduced so won't be able to hit the peak fitness that I had before I got LBBB,so at least I know where I stand,i can carry on running and training
just got back from London after visiting a heart specialist there,had lots of tests,but unfortunately still no cure for lbbb,viewed a clip of my heart in action and it was completely out of sinc,causing my lack in performance,i have a family history of heart problems so this is possibly why I have this problem now