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15 Year Old With Elevated Heart Rate. Normal EKG Report. Should I Be Worried?
Hi I m 15 year old female. I m about 5 9 and I weigh about 140 lbs. I ve been having these triple heart beats that I can feel in my pulse on my wrist . I had an EKG done about a month before I started have these symptoms and it turned out alright. However I m scared about these new symptoms! Please help! Is this something serious?
Hi dear,
It is not clear why did you get EKG done a month before.
If your earlier EKG , BP & Heart check was normal you probably do not need to worry.
It appears you might be having what is called "ectopic beats" . Ectopic heartbeats are small changes in an otherwise normal heartbeat that lead to extra or skipped heartbeats. They often occur without a clear cause and are most often harmless.
Ectopic beats may be caused or made worse by too much anxiety, smoking, alcohol use, caffeine, medications such as stimulants, and some illicit drugs.
I hope you find the information useful.
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15 Year Old With Elevated Heart Rate. Normal EKG Report. Should I Be Worried?
Hi dear, It is not clear why did you get EKG done a month before. If your earlier EKG , BP & Heart check was normal you probably do not need to worry. It appears you might be having what is called ectopic beats . Ectopic heartbeats are small changes in an otherwise normal heartbeat that lead to extra or skipped heartbeats. They often occur without a clear cause and are most often harmless. Ectopic beats may be caused or made worse by too much anxiety, smoking, alcohol use, caffeine, medications such as stimulants, and some illicit drugs. I hope you find the information useful.