What Are The Skipped Heart Beats I Experience While Sitting Or Lying Down?

Posted on Sat, 5 May 2018

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Question : I have been having palpatations. It just feels like a skipped beat. I feel them mostly when sitting or lying down. I went to my Doctor, and he did an ecg which came back normal, and bloodwork also came back normal. I have to go for an echo cardiagram next week and also holter monitor next week. I have had this before years ago, and at that he said it was benign pvc's. Should I be overly concerned? Should I be reassured that ecg was normal, and bloodwork was normal?

Answered by Dr. Suresh Heijebu (37 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Benign PVC's are certainly not harmful

Detailed Answer:
Hello Ma'am

I can certainly understand your concern

I have worked through your attached query in detail

Benign PVC's are certainly not harmful.

Normal ECG and blood work up are reassuring.

But ECHOCARDIOGRAM and Holter monitoring are more essential and confirmatory.

Review with reports to determine further course of action action.

Limit intake of coffee and tea.

Reviewing the reports with a Cardiologist is most essential.

Post your further queries if any
Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Suresh Heijebu (57 minutes later)

So I should not be overly cocerned, even though I don't know what the cause is at this point?

Answered by Dr. Suresh Heijebu (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Nothing to worry much

Detailed Answer:
Hello Ma'am,

Nothing to worry much.

Just carry out the relevant investigations as a part of routine workup and update me with test reports to determine further course of action if any.

Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee