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Had open heart surgery for my atrial septal defect 3 years ago. everyday since then my heart skips a beat at least once a day, is this normal?
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Maybe and maybe not: Depends on whether anything else is going on; i.e. Any symptoms, passing out, chest pain, cough? Any changes on your ecg? A few "early" heart beats can be normal, but a cardiologist would have to ensure nothing else bad was happening and evaluate an ecg. Bring this to the attention of your cardiologist, but it is not immediately worrisome in the absence of significant symptoms.
Answered 4/18/2013
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