Originally Posted by
rkwaki
Just a comment...
To be honest if I were reviewing the file and saw a heart rate in excess of 200 for 30 minutes I would probably discount it very quickly as a data error. Just not physically possible...
For 24-48 hours after a thoracic trauma, you can see a syndrome called "traumatic myocarditis" one symptom of which would be tachyarrhythmias- ie pathologically fast heart rate, usually in the form ventricular premature contractions (VPCs). VPCs occur secondary to injury to the heart muscle. So, yes, it is physically possible and potentially very serious.
I'm not saying that's what has happened here, I agree that a HR monitor glitch is more likely. Just if you are a coach it is worth knowing that an aberration like this right after a crash is not necessarily a data error.