A woman who was diagnosed with two rare heart conditions wants to urge other people not to ignore their symptoms – even if they think they are normal.
Woman, 33, issues warning after dizzy spells turned out to be signs of two rare heart conditions
Denisa Fraser, 33, said she spent years dismissing her dizzy spells as simply being too unfit or stressed. But after getting a free workplace health assessment, she was diagnosed with a rare heart rhythm disorder known as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
According to the NHS, the main symptom of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is suddenly getting a very fast heartbeat. This can last from a few seconds to several hours, and usually stops by itself.
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The condition can cause you to get a fluttering feeling in your chest or your heartbeat pounding, racing or going too slowly, feeling dizzy or faint, getting a shortness of breath, or chest pain or discomfort.
After undergoing investigations, Denisa, from Horsham, West Sussex, was also found to have a large coronary sinus diverticulum – which is a rare pouch in a vein of her heart that made it harder for doctors to treat her condition.
