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1. Ectopic heartbeat
(Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Ectopic heartbeat is an irregularity of the heart rate and heart rhythm involving extra or skipped heartbeats.• Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Linda Vorvick, MD, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
2. When Heartbeats Go Haywire: New Treatments Can Save Lives
Ventricular premature beats often do not prompt symptoms, but they may be perceived as skipped beats or fluttering or thumping in the chest known as heart palpitations, and they may cause dizziness or weakness. http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1997/397_hart.html
3. Heart Skipping Beats
Most people who complain of a fleeting intermittent flip flop sensation in the middle of the chest, with no other associated symptoms, are describing early or "premature" heart beats. A history, physical exam, electrocardiogram and laboratory... http://www.drdaveanddee.com/heart.html
4. Palpitations
Another less common cause of palpitations is a type of abnormal heartbeats called premature beats, PVCs (premature ventricular contractions), or ectopic beats. Your health care provider will do a physical exam to check for possible cardiac and... http://www.temple.edu/heart/html/palpitations.html |
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