Dear patient,

Thanks for your health concerns. At a young age like yours, typical heart disease like the one seen in older patients, with obstructed arteries of the heart is quite rare. Nevertheless, young people can have heart disease too: congenital valvular disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, different types of arrhythmia, etc. It sounds like you had dizziness and some sense of an abnormal heartbeat.

I would strongly encourage you to see a healthcare provider who can examine you thoroughly, and perhaps order some basic tests such as an EKG and an echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart) if it detects any abnormalities.

Wish you the best health; hope this answer is helpful.

dr brenes salazar md
cardiology
mayo clinic rochester

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If further workup would be pursued, then a Holter monitor or an event monitor could be indicated. You can discuss the options further with your physician. If these are unremarkable then other diagnostic possibilities, stress, anxiety, etc could be entertained but it is important to rule out an organic cause first.

Hope this is helpful wish you the best health.

dr brenes salazar

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