What Causes Heart Palpitations?

Posted on Thu, 7 Sep 2017

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Thu, 7 Sep 2017 Answered on

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Question : Every few seconds or less, my pulse skips a beat. Is that s concern?

Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes it could be a matter of concern

Detailed Answer:
Hello Ma'am

After going through the medical details provided by you I would like to tell you that considering your age yes this could be a matter of concern and if it is happening frequently then it's advisable to get few basic tests done

1. ECG

2. Echocardiography

3. Complete Blood Count

4. Serum electrolytes levels

5. Thyroid function test

Kindly let me know if you have any other medical issue.

I hope this information will be helpful.

Kind regards
Dr Bhanu partap

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