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What Could Expansion Of Heart With An Extra Beat Indicate?

Hi, was starting to get concerned over something I have felt with my heart. At least 2-3 times per day when I am sitting still, I will feel my heart almost expand or enlarge with an extra beat. Best way I can explain it. Almost feels like it hyper expands. It is not painful but does not feel right when it happens. I am 30 years old and have 2 children that are 4 and 2. This has been happening for the past month or so and just wanted to know if it was something I should ne concerned about. Thank you!
Mon, 21 Mar 2016
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Hello and thank you for using HCM.I carefully read your question and I understand your concern.You shoud not worry about this . It's nothing serious.

Your symptoms are related whith a heart rhythm issue.There are some electrical impulses that generates in a part of the heart different from normal sinus rhythm.This couses a heart contaction that's not a normal one.You feel it it like a premature contraction , a skipped beat and it might give you anxiety, palpitation or difficulty in breathing deeply.

There are different causes of this rhythm issue like simple stress , coffee and alcohol consumption.
Also pathologys like anamia, hyperthyroidism or ischemic heart disease might be other causes.
So,if I was your treating doctor I would say that you have nothing to worry if it happens once a wile.Only if these interfere in your daily life I would recomend you some examination like an electrocardiogram , a cardiac echo , a full blood analyze to exclude anemia, your thyroid hormones and the most important one a holter rhythm monitoring for 24 h to judge the frequency of extra beats.
Only after this we can better know if it is necessary to treat them or no.It might be just a stressed period, it will pass.
Hope I was helpfull.

Best regards.

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What Could Expansion Of Heart With An Extra Beat Indicate?

Hello and thank you for using HCM.I carefully read your question and I understand your concern.You shoud not worry about this . It s nothing serious. Your symptoms are related whith a heart rhythm issue.There are some electrical impulses that generates in a part of the heart different from normal sinus rhythm.This couses a heart contaction that s not a normal one.You feel it it like a premature contraction , a skipped beat and it might give you anxiety, palpitation or difficulty in breathing deeply. There are different causes of this rhythm issue like simple stress , coffee and alcohol consumption. Also pathologys like anamia, hyperthyroidism or ischemic heart disease might be other causes. So,if I was your treating doctor I would say that you have nothing to worry if it happens once a wile.Only if these interfere in your daily life I would recomend you some examination like an electrocardiogram , a cardiac echo , a full blood analyze to exclude anemia, your thyroid hormones and the most important one a holter rhythm monitoring for 24 h to judge the frequency of extra beats. Only after this we can better know if it is necessary to treat them or no.It might be just a stressed period, it will pass. Hope I was helpfull. Best regards.