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My heart feels like it stops beating sometimes. When this happens, it feel like all the air is sucked out of me, and it feels like I'm going to pass out. Then, I will cough and my heart will beat again, usually hard and painful at first, then really fast. What is causing this?
A beat comes earlier than normal – this itself is not usually felt. The next beat is a bit delayed - longer time to recover from early extra beat – so heart fills more and the beat appears forcible – thud / lubb - - dubb - - lubb - - dubb - lub - - - DUBB /
THE FIRST STEP IS TO SEE A CARDIOLOGIST The first step is to see a Cardiologist Irregular heartbeats need to be DOCUMENTED by ElectroCardioGram (EKG).
Anaemia / Anxiety / Alcohol / Tobacco (smoking) / Caffeine (too much tea, coffee, cola) / Fever / Infection / Pain / Thyroid / calcium, magnesium / Medicines like Phenylephrine used for ‘cold’; Salbutamol used for asthma and so on - may be responsible.... / Illicit ‘drugs’ like Amphetamine are notorious to cause abnormal beats / At times, abnormal nerve paths in the heart (bypass tracts) or disease of the conduction system may be responsible!
Appropriate treatment demands accurate diagnosis And diagnosis demands examination; probably investigation too; get examined
Good luck God bless you
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What Causes An Irregular Heart Rate?
Hi friend Welcome to Health Care Magic A beat comes earlier than normal – this itself is not usually felt. The next beat is a bit delayed - longer time to recover from early extra beat – so heart fills more and the beat appears forcible – thud / lubb - - dubb - - lubb - - dubb - lub - - - DUBB / THE FIRST STEP IS TO SEE A CARDIOLOGIST The first step is to see a Cardiologist Irregular heartbeats need to be DOCUMENTED by ElectroCardioGram (EKG). Anaemia / Anxiety / Alcohol / Tobacco (smoking) / Caffeine (too much tea, coffee, cola) / Fever / Infection / Pain / Thyroid / calcium, magnesium / Medicines like Phenylephrine used for ‘cold’; Salbutamol used for asthma and so on - may be responsible.... / Illicit ‘drugs’ like Amphetamine are notorious to cause abnormal beats / At times, abnormal nerve paths in the heart (bypass tracts) or disease of the conduction system may be responsible! Appropriate treatment demands accurate diagnosis And diagnosis demands examination; probably investigation too; get examined Good luck God bless you