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Why Do I Feel The Heart Flutter Catches My Throat?

Hi, years ago I was diagnosed with ectopic beats, of the good kind apparently, because they disappeared on exercise. Lately, on falling asleep I keep feeling a heart flutter that catches in my throat and I feel like I have to cough to get rid of it. What do you think this is? I am female, 50 yrs.
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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HI
WELCOME TO HCM.I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS.
ECTOPIC BEATS ARE COMMON IN SOME NORMAL INDIVIDUALS.YOU ARE RIGHT THAT THEY DONT INDICATE HEART DISEASE IF THEY DISAPPEAR DURING EXERCISE.IN YOUR CASE WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THESE ECTOPICS ARE INTERFERING IN YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES.
IN MY PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC ECTOPICS I START THEM ON TABLET OF BETA BLOCKER GROUP.ALSO I DO THEIR THYROID FUCTION BLOOD TESTS TO RULE OUT EXCESSTHYROID HORMONES.
YOU MAY DISCUSS THESE ISSUES WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN AND TAKE A DECISION WHETHER YOU NEED TREATMENT FOR ECTOPIC BEATS.
WISH YOU GOOD HEALTH!!!
DR PRANAY BUDKULE
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Why Do I Feel The Heart Flutter Catches My Throat?

HI WELCOME TO HCM.I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS. ECTOPIC BEATS ARE COMMON IN SOME NORMAL INDIVIDUALS.YOU ARE RIGHT THAT THEY DONT INDICATE HEART DISEASE IF THEY DISAPPEAR DURING EXERCISE.IN YOUR CASE WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THESE ECTOPICS ARE INTERFERING IN YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES. IN MY PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC ECTOPICS I START THEM ON TABLET OF BETA BLOCKER GROUP.ALSO I DO THEIR THYROID FUCTION BLOOD TESTS TO RULE OUT EXCESSTHYROID HORMONES. YOU MAY DISCUSS THESE ISSUES WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN AND TAKE A DECISION WHETHER YOU NEED TREATMENT FOR ECTOPIC BEATS. WISH YOU GOOD HEALTH!!! DR PRANAY BUDKULE