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What Causes Abnormality In The Heart Beat?

hi doctor. i have an issue whereby my heart skips a beat and the next beat would be a little harder. This does not occur all the time however but its less frequent than yesterday. i had an ECG done and the doctor said it is normal where there was one abnormality, which he said would be benign. My pressure and heart rate are normal. This all occured after a night out with my friends. Please help!
Tue, 11 Nov 2014
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Hello....what you experience is called as "ECTOPIC BEAT" or " EXTRASYSTOLE" or "VPC".....u dont need to worry as this is very common untill n unless it causes symptoms like giddiness/loss of consiousness/palpitations....but to take extra precaution u can get a test done called as HOLTER MONITORING which records activity of heart for 24 hours through a simple device...after u get the report kindly scan the report to me....n dont take any tension,u r perfectly fine...regards...dr rahul rathee
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What Causes Abnormality In The Heart Beat?

Hello....what you experience is called as ECTOPIC BEAT or EXTRASYSTOLE or VPC .....u dont need to worry as this is very common untill n unless it causes symptoms like giddiness/loss of consiousness/palpitations....but to take extra precaution u can get a test done called as HOLTER MONITORING which records activity of heart for 24 hours through a simple device...after u get the report kindly scan the report to me....n dont take any tension,u r perfectly fine...regards...dr rahul rathee