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| bamagurl35565
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:57 am |
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I am a 23 year old female and for the past year i have been having this feeling as if my heart is jumping in my chest. It only happens maybe once a month or less. It doesn't hurt but really scares me. Should I be worried about this or is it something harmless?
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| Dr. Chan Lowe
- Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:19 pm |
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 Hello Bamagurl35565,
I would suggest you see your doctor about this and have an ECG done. The jumping feeling you are describing may be a dysrhythmia such as supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). SVT is not necessarily dangerous but finding out what is going on will be important because sometimes there may be a treatment needed to help prevent complications.
If it is happening uncommonly, a simply ECG may not catch the issue. In these cases there are some other versions of the ECG that can record over a longer period of time. Often, seeing a cardiologist may be helpful to determine if these types of tests are needed.
Best wishes.
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