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My heart skips a beat or stops for a second then starts again with a jolt. is this a symptom of my long qt?
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More likely: Pacs or pvcs...A holter or event monitor would tell for sure.
Answered 5/18/2013
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Worrisome young heart hey, i had a friend that, while running, heard his heart beating in his ear, my first idea was pulsatile tinnitus, but later he explained that he could hear it stop for a few seconds. Not just a simple beat skip but literally stop. H
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