My heart skips beats occasionally.  What could be wrong?
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Um, you better get to a doctor ASAP. It sounds like a heart attack, or heart murmur. And don't laugh it off, even if you think you're too young. I had a co-worker who had a terrible heart attack at age 19. It happened at work, she was complaining about something similar to yours. A few hours later, she stood up to leave, and just passed out. We had to call the ambulance. She survived, but had to quit working.
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this i beleive is due to blood pressure that can come on suddely with physical activity, you really should have your blood pressur checked  because high blood pressur can have a bad toll on your heart
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Heart Disease: Abnormal Heart Rhythm\n\nAn arrhythmia (also called dysrhythmia) is an irregular heartbeat. Heart rates can also be irregular. A normal heart rate is 50 to 100 beats per minute. Arrhythmias and abnormal heart rates don't necessarily occur together. arrhythmias can occur with a normal heart rate, or with heart rates that are slow (called bradyarrhythmias -- less than 60 beats per minute). arrhythmias can also occur with rapid heart rates (called tachyarrhythmias -- faster than 100 beats per minute).\n\nWhat Causes an Arrhythmia?\n\nArrhythmias may be caused by many different factors, including:\n\n    * Coronary artery disease\n    * Electrolyte imbalances in your blood (such as sodium or potassium).\n    * Changes in your heart muscle.\n    * Injury from a heart attack\n    * Healing process after heart surgery.\n\nIrregular heart rhythms can also occur in "normal, healthy" hearts.\n\nWhat Are the Types of Arrhythmias?\n\n    * Premature atrial contractions. These are early extra beats that originate in the atria (upper chambers of the heart). They are harmless and do not require treatment.\n    * Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). These are among the most common arrhythmias and occur in people with and without heart disease. This is the skipped heartbeat we all occasionally experience. In some people, it can be related to stress, too much caffeine or nicotine, or too much exercise. But sometimes, PVCs can be caused by heart disease or electrolyte imbalance. People who have a lot of PVCs, and/or symptoms associated with them, should be evaluated by a heart doctor. However, in most people, PVCs are usually harmless and rarely need treatment.\n    * Atrial fibrillation. AF is a very common irregular heart rhythm that causes the atria, the upper chambers of the heart to contract abnormally.\n    * Atrial flutter. This is an arrhythmia caused by one or more rapid circuits in the atrium. Atrial flutter is usually more organized and regular than atrial fibrillation. This arrhythmia occurs most often in people with heart disease, and in the first week after heart surgery. It often converts to atrial fibrillation.\n    * Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT). A rapid heart rate, usually with a regular rhythm, originating from above the ventricles. PSVT begins and ends suddenly. There are two main types: accessory path tachycardias and AV nodal reentrant tachycardias (see below).\n    * Accessory pathway tachycardias. A rapid heart rate due to an extra abnormal pathway or connection between the atria and the ventricles. The impulses travel through the extra pathways as well as through the usual route. This allows the impulses to travel around the heart very quickly, causing the heart to beat unusually fast.\n    * AV nodal reentrant tachycardia. A rapid heart rate due to more than one pathway through the AV node. It can cause heart palpitations, fainting or heart failure . In many cases, it can be terminated using a simple maneuver performed by a trained medical professional, medications or a pacemaker.\n    * Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach). A rapid heart rhythm originating from the lower chambers (or ventricles) of the heart. The rapid rate prevents the heart from filling adequately with blood; therefore, less blood is able to pump through the body. This can be a serious arrhythmia, especially in people with heart disease, and may be associated with more symptoms. A heart doctor should evaluate this arrhythmia.\n    * Ventricular fibrillation. An erratic, disorganized firing of impulses from the ventricles. The ventricles quiver and are unable to contract or pump blood to the body. This is a medical emergency that must be treated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation as soon as possible.\n    * Long QT syndrome. The QT interval is the area on the electrocardiogram (ECG) that represents the time it takes for the heart muscle to contract and then recover, or for the e
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I have heart disease and my heart used to beat really fast, almost like I had a double heart beat (it's called a "flutter").  I would ask your doctor about it and see if they can send you to a heart specialist.  Heart disease can be a major problem if it's not treated right away.  \n\nYou might have arrythmia or tachycardia or it could be a panic attack, those aren't any fun either.  I would talk to your doctor.  He would know for sure.
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Hi, Claude - Hopefully I can clarify some of the misconceptions on here.  Under ordinary circumstances, when a person is at rest, there is very little variation in the time interval from one heartbeat to the next.  Sometimes, the heart rate can become somewhat irregular.  There are several reasons why this can happen including premature beats (which are almost always very benign), heart block (sometimes benign, sometimes more problematic), and atrial fibrillation (which can put patients at risk for strokes).  As you can see, it is impossible to say whether your irregular heart rate is dangerous without knowing which of these arrhythmias you may be having.  The way to make the diagnosis is to check an EKG or, if your symptoms come and go, have you wear a Holter monitor or event monitor to capture these episodes.  I recommend that you see your doctor about this so that he/she can tell you whether the irregular heart rate needs to be addressed.  Good luck!
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Heart palpitations could mean any number of things.  A complete medical history would be needed in order to even get close to figuring out why you are having them.  Plus someone would need to know more information regarding the palpitations themselves (do they only happen when you raise up or lie down fast, do you have any other symptoms associated with them such as shortness of breath, etc).  The best thing you can do is contact your doctor and get a complete physical examination.  They can then determine if the problem is serious based on blood work, EKG, and the physical examination.  Only your doctor can decided what tests are need and if there is a problem.
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might be arrhythmia,check with a Doctor it could lead to serious problems later
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Irregular heart beats and palpitations are two entirely separate entities.\nIrregular heart beats premature, fast, or slow beats and are caused by an electrical "glitch" in the heart.  They are often benign, meaning they won't harm you.  They can occur because of drugs, including caffeine, diet pills, supplements, etc, because of medical problems such a high thyroid levels or electrolyte imbalances, because of significant medical problems, and also without any apparent "reason".  The medical tests performed for irregular heart beats includes EKGs, holter monitors to record your heart rhythm, event monitors and more.  These tests are performed to find out if there is a cause of the irregularity that needs to be "fixed".  The results are also used to predict whether any harm is likely to come to you, because of the irregular rhythm.  Many irregular rhythms do not require any treatment.  \nPalpitations are the SENSATION that your heart is beating too fast, too hard, too slow, or irregularly.  You can have palpitations with a totally regular heart rhythm.  They can also be caused by irregular rhythms, both dangerous ones AND non-dangerous ones.  Some people have palpitations because of anxiety, even if they don't actually feel anxious, anxiety can cause palpitations in these people.
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That could be a common problem of stress, or thyroid problems.See your doctor.
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Please see a doctor.  Yes, it could be something besides cardiac problems - and that is very, very likely.  But in some people, especially females, heart attacks don't follow a "traditional" pattern of clutching your chest and dropping to the floor.  Nobody can make a diagnosis online, not even a doctor.  Odds are, it's nothing to get worked up about - but please see a doctor to be sure.
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This can happen normally if you are cold and a chill runs through you. Sometimes it's just something spontaneous even if you aren't cold. But if it's somethign that happens all the time, I don't know what it could be.
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you might have sluggish circulation in your legs, poor venous pulse or any number of things.  I dont know your age but I'd still check it out at the docs to rule out anything serious.
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Take ECG and consult a cardiologist. \nPlease see the webpages for more details on Heart palpitations.
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Yes, that happens to me sometimes and it's so annoying, or I'll focus on my heartbeats and then I get palpitations.  I think it's a pretty normal reaction because those functions are controlled by the unconscious part of your brain, and when you focus on them your conscious brain is trying to take over.  Don't sweat it!
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You will have an uneven heart beat rhythm.  But that is all you can determine by yourself.  You need to have a heart monitor to tell for sure.  Unless this is a diagnosed condition in you then you know if it is happening again or not.\n\nNow when you say you jolt, if that is your legs or arms or what ever...\n\nThen it is most llikely acondition called restless leg syndrome and there is medication to stop that\n\nBut as always  GO TO THE DOCTOR NOT YAHOO\nEven though some Doctors are Yahoo's
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I get them too, and I seem to notice them at the same time you do -- maybe it's because we are finally resting or whatever, so they seems to stand out compared to when we are rushing about during the day.  I was told they can be from anxiety even if you aren't feeling especially anxious at that particular moment.  I got scared when they kept happening to me, and that's what my doctor said she thought was causing it.  If you have had an EKG, though, I think you are pretty safe.  I'm sort of glad to know I'm not the only one!
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You dont nessecarily need a pacemaker as drugs will help this ,but there are a number of things that cause irreg heart beats like caffiene nicotine overwork stress see a doctor to