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I feel my heart skip beats only when i lay down is this occasional thing dangerous ?

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Potentially it could: Whenever you experience skipped beats, it could be a manifestation of something potentially more serious. Symptoms such as this may be totally benign but still warrant further investigation by a primary are physician and then possibly also a cardiologist.

Dr Villaplana and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/8/2019

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Cut out refined carbs + sugar frm diet ysterdy. Now getting occasional heart palps (skip beat feeling ~10x/day). Worry? Should i go back 2 old diet?

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Is it normal to feel heart palpitations or heart skip beat/pause when laying on left side (side of heart) i only notice some when i'm in this position?

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A member asked:

I often get heart palpitations that come on very sudden and last for only a few seconds. Example-skip normal normal skip skip normal skip. Feels like extra beats. Then HR shoots up and I feel super anxious. No other SMPTMS. Does this sound dangerous?

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A member asked:

What does it mean when your heart is continuing to skip beats? How can I get this to stop? I am 30 years old and I do have tachycardia, asthma, acid reflux. It has skipped a lot just within an hour of sitting down. Should I be concerned?

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A member asked:

Have new defibrillator due to heart failure--left ejec fraction 33 w/skip beat. Cardioconversion next. Then afib ablation; if that fails, EP will shut down AV node. Im 80, obese & inactive--failed fusion surgery L4/L5. What is my life expectancy?

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