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Heavy heart beat during riding season

First off I want to say that I have been to my GP, Oncologist, Nephrologist, and Cardiologist. I'm on Avapro for high BP, Crestor for high cholesterol, and have only one kidney but other than that I'm in good shape. Had a stress test and passed with flying colors, wore an event monitor for a month and all they found was an occasional early beat. None of the docs have put me on any kind of exercise restrictions.

With that all said I often feel uncomfortable during the riding season with a heavy heart beat. I expect to look down and see my heart jumping out of my chest like a Tex Avery cartoon character. It is especially noticable after doing longer rides. During the winter when I don't ride as much it seems to go away. Since the Seagull on Sat, I've felt very shaky and uncomfortable. Just checked my BP and it's 129/66, HR is 58. One thought I had was I may be over compensating on the electrolytes and taking in too much sodium. My BP was 149/80 last night and I made sure to drink a lot of water.

Anyone have a similar experience? Any thoughts on this?
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