I'm no doctor but I'd say pretty much zero.  If you had a deadly jobby then the odds are on you'd be....well dead!

RLR has posted on many occasions (and it's something that has helped me endlessly), that we, as sufferers, only know what we feel when these things happen.  From a medical professionals perspective they look at dozens of other 'things' (symptoms that are / aren't there) to see make a diagnosis.

From what I can gather from my time on this board, and discussions with my own GP, a key part is around conciousness.  A 'proper' issue surrounding the heart will:

1.  make you drop dead on the spot
2.  cause significant 'crushing' pain/discomfort
3.  make you pass out

Note for point 3 there's a distinct difference from feeling 'wobbly' like you're going to pass out and...well doing so.  However, even this isn't the be all and end all.  I myself have passed out due to a panic attack (combined with heat and being dehydrated).

If your heart isn't functioning properly then there will generally be a 'block' to proper flow of blood and oxyden to your brain and other organs causing 'big issues'.

This needs to be separated from your body going in to flight or fight mode in the event of panic/anxiety where your body releases all kinds of funky chemicals that can make you feel 'wired'; some of these causing your body to redirect oxygen rich blood to your muscules in preparation for running away.  This is (as I understand it) one of the msot common reasons for feeling like you're going to pass out as there's a general drop in blood pressure (oxygen) to the brain.

The symptoms you mention in your post are very similar to my own (historically), and others on this board.  99% of people will also tell you that their bangs, bobs and flutters evolve over time to feel different and cause a different effect (on you).

Honestly I very much doubt you've got anything to really be worrying about.

Went to the doctor. Feel worse to be honest.

Told him what happened he said I'd need to have the palps caught on a holter to be able to see if they were anything to worry about. Despite having all of my other tests.

He said my pulse was quite high 113bpm, but I always get anxious when in the doc surgery, it's only 85bpm now.

He asked me when my appointment with the cardiologist was (he referred me to another cadi a few months ago, he's a specialist) I said May and he said " If you have a serious heart problem you could be dead by then" I nearly cried.

He sent me away with a prescription for new beta blockers as the other ones didn't agree with me.

Forgot to mention, when I came in and told him what was up he asked me if I wanted him to send me to hospital... I said I didn't know, that's what I was there for to see if it was anything to worry about.

Told him that it could just be my anxiety and he said, "But we don't really know, which came first the chicken or the egg..." WTF!!!? I feel sooooooo sad and scared now!!!

RLR, can you help in any way?

Oh My!!

You poor thing, your doctor does not soind very nice at all.

Hun, you are 22 years old. You've had an echo with no abnormalties and that's the main thing you need to keep in mind. ALL Palps are benign in a structually normal heart. You've had all the tests. I get the same Flutters you do some days too. You do not have some type of arrythmia thats going to make you drop dead. To be honest after all the tests you have had, I cannot believe your Doc would scare you like that. My own Doc did 1 EKG and said if I want to have more tests I can for peice if mind, but he does not feel it is nessicary.

Please do not worry yourself, you are just fine These things just like to present themselves in different ways. Gosh I want to go kick your Doc for doin that to you!!!

Feel Better

Okay Ella. I'll first comment by telling you that I have little regard for physicans who would address a patient in such a manner and I suggest that you seek someone more mature and capable.

The second point I'll make here is that you must realize that you're painting yourself into a corner. You continue to believe that something is wrong with your heart and you have prodded this physician until they respond in a manner that graphically and erroneously lends weight to your fears.

Now I'm going to tell you this and you can either stop your present direction and listen or you can continue to run head-long. I've been a physician and specialist for more than 40 years, which is almost twice as long as you've been alive. There is nothing wrong with your heart.

You are experiencing benign vagus nerve-induced palpitation events as a consequence of significant anxiety and stress. These events do not originate from within the heart at all, nor do they constitute some kind of warning sign that something is wrong. I have encountered literally thousands of patients who demonstrate the very same symptoms and in all my years in practice, I've never once even heard of a single patient ever subcumbing to any type of cardiac event or risk to their heath whatsoever. Not even once.

Now it's time to get a firm grip on yourself. I also note that you stated your doctor commented that he "needed to catch the palpitations on the holter in order to rule them out as anything serious" and this paraphrase very ironically reels in direct conflict of my comments regarding the holter test and tend to support almost precisely to the word your own notions.

I will once again for the last and final time tell you directly that we do not need to observe this type of event to determine its nature and while guests and members here are free to accept or reject information provided on the forum, I do not have the luxury of time necessary to debate perspectives. If you believe that these palpitations are placing your life at risk and that they need to be recorded to determine their nature, then you must take this position entirely of your own accord and assume the consequences which arise. I am unable to rescue someone from themselves.

When you're ready to become grounded in a logical approach to your situation, I'll be more than glad to help offer you insight and guidance. You have to realize that you're not alone in your difficulty and there are hundreds of members and guests to this forum that have never even once encountered any true risk or suffered a single cardiac event as a consequence of benign palpitations. Your instance is no different than theirs in any regard.

Best regards and Good Health

Ella,

EP Studies are usually for those with severe palps, VT and SVT. None of which you have from what I have gathered. An EP study is usually a precursor for having a possible abalation done but I would not see why you would need that in your case. I dont even understand the appioment....I can see him sending you to a regular cardioligist but not to an EP doctor.

I think you need to gather your medical records and test results and consult with another GP.

I really feel for you, I'm shocked that a medial professional would cause you this much stress.

GP Surgeries have a Patient Liason office (or complaints officer).  Have a chat with them and they'll usually move you immediately without fuss or question (I went through this when my GP missed that I had a Pulmonary Embolism).

It looks that you only suffering these things when you're stressed says a HUGE amount.  Looks to me as you're normal like the rest of us ;P

It didn't come across like he was just commenting on the absurdity of waiting six months to see a specialist. I was looking right at him and even his body language didn't come across like that. But maybe he did mean it like that, I don't really know.