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What is the scientific way of saying your heart skipping a beat?
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Many terms: Usually the sensation of a skipped heartbeat is related to premature atrial or premature ventricular contractions. There are however other rhythm disturbances such as heart blocks that can cause true skipped heartbeats. Ecg and/or monitoring is required for further evaluation.
Answered 9/9/2013
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