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What Causes Heart Skipping A Beat?

Hi, I m a competitive swimmer and this is the second time this is happening to me. ( both times are during intense training weeks). During practice I felt like my heart skipped a beat.My pec moves every heartbeat, I feel like I need to take deep breaths and I have a weird feeling at the side of my left chest/rib cage area. This second time also happened the day after my cat died. I was really upset over that, could that also have something to do with anything ?
Thu, 12 Feb 2015
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Hi welcome to hcm
Your symptoms are suggestive of any heart blocks.So get an ECG immediately to confirm the diagnosis.Monitor your blood pressure and heart rate and consult your cardiologist.thankyou
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What Causes Heart Skipping A Beat?

Hi welcome to hcm Your symptoms are suggestive of any heart blocks.So get an ECG immediately to confirm the diagnosis.Monitor your blood pressure and heart rate and consult your cardiologist.thankyou