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What Could Cause Arrhythmia While Lying Down?

Posted on Tue, 18 Apr 2023

Question: Hey, ive been starting to get a heart dropping sensation lately and usally gets worse at night and when i lay down. everytime it happens, my heart feels like it kinda skips a beat or does a couple small beats. Im afraid to go to sleep

Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (39 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Need further evaluation

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Palpitations at your age commonly happens due to anxiety but rarely can be due to any heart conditions, this may require further evaluation for proper treatment.

Kindly get the following tests done to evaluate any heart arrhythmic disorder or structural disorder:

1. ECG

2. Echocardiography

3 Holter monitoring for 48 hours

Get these tests done, consult a cardiologist personally for physical and diagnostic evaluation.

Hope this information will answer your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Bhanu Partap
Cardiologist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy

Follow up: Dr. Bhanu Partap (5 hours later)

okay thank you, i had heart palipations before but i never had them do this so frequently

Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Recommendation

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

I recommended these tests to make sure the heart is structurally fine and Holter monitoring will help to understand what type of rhythm happens when you feel these skipped beats, this will help decide whether or not these are harmful or safe.

Kindly get the tests done and show me the reports. I hope this information will guide you properly.

Regards,
Dr. Bhanu Partap
Cardiologist

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad