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l have palpitations...what feels like a series of skipped beats then l experience this desire to cough at the same time as the skipped beat...l just recently had a echocardiogram that showed rally nothing
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After going through your medical details I understand your concern and I would like to tell you that predominately your symptoms are of ectopic beats in which one can feel like palpitations and skipped beats which can be normal and are not harmful but proper evaluation is required.
Kindly get an Echocardiography and a Holter ( ambulatory ECG Monitoring ) for minimum 48 hour done and consult a Cardiologist for proper Cardiac Evaluation.
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Suggest Treatment For Skipped Heartbeat
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. After going through your medical details I understand your concern and I would like to tell you that predominately your symptoms are of ectopic beats in which one can feel like palpitations and skipped beats which can be normal and are not harmful but proper evaluation is required. Kindly get an Echocardiography and a Holter ( ambulatory ECG Monitoring ) for minimum 48 hour done and consult a Cardiologist for proper Cardiac Evaluation. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.