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What Causes Skipping Of Heartbeat While Deep Breathing?

Listen to my heart with my sethascope with beats going wish wash wish wash beep beep beep wish wash wish wash. I know their messed up which is weird. But when I take a deep breath and hold it I cant hear my heart beat at all. I can feel it on my neck.when I touch the main artery. But can t hear it with the sethascope. Its really weird
Mon, 24 Oct 2016
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Thank you for the question.There is something called sinus arrhythmia that means normal variation of heart beats while breathing.Rate increases on inspiration and comes down on breathing out.This effect is more pronounced in children and young adults.
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What Causes Skipping Of Heartbeat While Deep Breathing?

Thank you for the question.There is something called sinus arrhythmia that means normal variation of heart beats while breathing.Rate increases on inspiration and comes down on breathing out.This effect is more pronounced in children and young adults.