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What Causes Faster Heart Beat To A 8 Year Old?
My 8 year old son sometimes has a very heavy heartbeat. He's a really skinny kid so were thinking its just because he has little meat on his bones, but were still concerned. It doesn't happen all the time, and sometimes when it happens he is barely excursing himself and it happens
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Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
If the child is having faster heart or he is conscious of his heart beat (Palpitation) it is better to take an ECG and rule out Arrythmias of the heart.
Better consult pediatrician.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
If the child is having faster heart or he is conscious of his heart beat (Palpitation) it is better to take an ECG and rule out Arrythmias of the heart.
Better consult pediatrician.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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