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What Causes Ectopic Heartbeats With A High Heart Rate?

after fairly heacy exertion such as going quickly up a very long stair case two steps at a time i find the every third heart beat is absent fover a period of 60 seconds with a heart rate of 120. I am 80 years old,. have never had symptons of pain but have had a quadruple bi pass 5 years ago
Fri, 24 Feb 2017
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you need to consult your Cardiologist.
Get your ECG done or 24 hours holter monitoring.
Do you feel any chest pain or any breathlessness on excertion?
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What Causes Ectopic Heartbeats With A High Heart Rate?

you need to consult your Cardiologist. Get your ECG done or 24 hours holter monitoring. Do you feel any chest pain or any breathlessness on excertion?