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Feel Like A Skipped Heart Beat, EKG Normal. Should I Be Concerned ?

I'm 29 years old, African American male, 140 pounds, about 5'9". I have this feeling of skipped or premature heart beats at certain times. Now I'm having them when I lay down to sleep, which terrifies me. I was taken to the hospital in April because I thought I was having heart attack, but the paramedic said my heart was beating normally and was not starving for oxygen. I had a catheter and was hooked up to a machine, and everything was normal. When I got to the E.R. I was hooked to an ekg for several hours and also had a X-ray done on my chest both were normal I was told it was a panic attack since I had started having them in the weeks leading up to the E.R. visit. But every since then I have been concerned about my heart. I just need some advice on what I should do.
posted on Mon, 8 Jul 2013
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Pediatrician,  's  Response
hi
Thanks for your query

i can feel your concerns

i advice you to stay calm.if your tests and everything is normal ,then most likely they are as a result of anxiety

you can take beta blockers after consulting your doctor

modify your life style

indulge yourself in healthy physical activities like walking especially in morning

take simple food.add fresh vegetables and fruits

avoid junk food

take a lot of fluids

hope it will work,otherwise you will have to take antianxiety drug after consultng your doctor

Hope i have ansewered your query
i am available for your help
regards
Dr.imran
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Cardiologist,  Dr. Haseeb Ashraf's  Response
Thanks for your question.

Consult a cardiologist to get Holter monitoring done.

This test will record your ECG for 24 hours and will certainly get to a conclusion.

Hope that answers your question.
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Feel Like A Skipped Heart Beat, EKG Normal. Should I Be Concerned ?

hi Thanks for your query i can feel your concerns i advice you to stay calm.if your tests and everything is normal ,then most likely they are as a result of anxiety you can take beta blockers after consulting your doctor modify your life style indulge yourself in healthy physical activities like walking especially in morning take simple food.add fresh vegetables and fruits avoid junk food take a lot of fluids hope it will work,otherwise you will have to take antianxiety drug after consultng your doctor Hope i have ansewered your query i am available for your help regards Dr.imran