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Heart feels like it stopped for a sec, then beats hard once. single or multiple ones at a time. stress, ekg, 2 echo,24 hour holter all normal.19 & fit?

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Normal variant: it is not uncommon to have a high parasympathetic tone in very athletic individuals. A skipped beat or extra beat can occur and it is often followed by a compensatory pause that feels like the heart stopped for a second.

Answered 9/13/2015

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A member asked:

Heart feels like it stopped for a sec, then beats hard once. single or multiple ones at a time. stress, ekg, 2 echo,24 hour holter all normal.19 & fit?

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Dr. Vijay Iyer answered

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