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What Could Arrhythmias During Late Trimester Despite All Tests Being Normal Indicate?

Hi my name is Brandi Garcia, and Im a 26 yr old female, I am currently pregnant 36 wks. I staryed experiencimg problems witj my heart when I was pregnant with my first child three yrs ago, I started experiencing double and skipped beats that made me uneasy it felt like a flip flop in my chest and had me terrified it continued after he wzs born and I saw a cardiologist who sent me home with a holter and I had d a steess test both normal no episode during that time my echo showed mild mitral valce prolapse..i am still experiencing t he se frightening symptoms vut moatly when I lay down sleep or after ezerciae when my heart beats fast theres no arrythmia but after coming sown it happens sometimes. Very scary, I also auspect I have sleep apnea as I feel I forget to breath in my sleep please Ny input will be freatly appreciates im very worries and stressed.
Mon, 12 Jan 2015
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Dear,arrhythmia s different from palpitations.eat u r having s palpitation tat s u r feeling ur heart beat n it is making u uneasy. May s a common finding in pregnant women n this kinda symptoms can happen with normal pregnancy also. If ur ejection fraction in echo s normal u need not worry much.have a close follow up till ur delivery
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What Could Arrhythmias During Late Trimester Despite All Tests Being Normal Indicate?

Dear,arrhythmia s different from palpitations.eat u r having s palpitation tat s u r feeling ur heart beat n it is making u uneasy. May s a common finding in pregnant women n this kinda symptoms can happen with normal pregnancy also. If ur ejection fraction in echo s normal u need not worry much.have a close follow up till ur delivery