MY NAME IS ANDY , AND AS I SAID I HAVE TACHYCARDIA. WITH SOME CHEST PAIN OF COURSE..THEY ARE RUNNING SOME MORE TEST RIGHT NOW LIKE A ECHO BUBBLE STUDY BECAUSE MY LIPS ARE TURNING BLUE AN IM SHORT OF BREATH.. AN STILL HAVING CHEST PAIN. MY BLOOD PRESSURE FLUCUATES AND MY PULSE RUNS ABOUT 98-128 IF NOT MORE.. THEN IT DROPS LOW... SO MY QUESTION IS WHY IS MY LIPS TURNING BLUE ALL OF THE SUDDEN ?? THEY WEREN'T DOING THAT WHEN THIS ALL STARTED??? SO IM A LITTLE CONFUSED.. DOES ANYONE HAVE A ANSWER I WOULD APPRECIATE IT... THANKS
Q: my question is about tachycardia and my lips turning blue
Answers (1)
9/ 1/09 1:33pm
Hi Andy: The blue color of the lips can indicate what is called cyanosis. This is when non-oxygen rich blood goes into the arterial circulation. Normally your arteries carry blood that contains oxygen (red color). Venous blood has much less oxygen and is generally a blue color. So when the lips turn blue, your doctor is looking to see if you have a hole in your heart linking the venous side with the arterial side. This can be from what is called an ASD, PFO, or an abnormal venous connection (less likely)
If this is happening (and it may not be true that your blue lips are due to this) but if it is then it could be enlarging the right side of the heart and creating a fast heart beat.
check with your doctor regarding this.
take care,
Dr. Kirk Laman
www.drlaman.com
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THANKYOU ,I INDEED HAVE A HOLE IN MY HEART . ITS CALLED ASD .. PFO ? FOUND OUT TODAY .. AND I DO HAVE TO HAVE IT FIXED... I ALSO HAVE TACHYCARDIA .... .. SO I'D SAY YOUR RIGHT ON THE MONEY WITH THAT ANSWER!! THANKYOU!