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What Is Irregular Heart Beat?

My son has been DNA tested and has Marfan's They believe he got the gene from me but will not DNA test me because of my age,(65), I have had most of the problems he is now going through with the exceptio of a dilated aorta, but I have been recently told I have an irregular heart beat and would like to know what this means and how it will affect me
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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..regular heart beat means that all heart beats are coming at fixed intervals ...regular beat means person has suppose heart beat of 80 or 70 or 75 fixed per minute but in irregular type one beat may be 90 ...next 85 or third 94 ..or heart beat changes beat to beat ..
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What Is Irregular Heart Beat?

welcome to hcm ..regular heart beat means that all heart beats are coming at fixed intervals ...regular beat means person has suppose heart beat of 80 or 70 or 75 fixed per minute but in irregular type one beat may be 90 ...next 85 or third 94 ..or heart beat changes beat to beat ..