From time to time, maybe once/twice a week
or month (sometimes more, sometimes less),
i feel that for a second or 2 my heart
stops from beating and so for that second
my breath stops and then everything goes
back again to normal, sometimes with a
little increase in the heart rate after
that. Everytime it happens i panic
thinking that its not going to beat
again.
Should i consult a doctor or am I worrying
for nothing ie is it stress related for
example? although i rarely stress.. Can
someone please tell me what it is?
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Heart Disease and Heart Attack Answer A4328 Posted: 06-26-08 19:07pm
The heart rate decreases when you take a
breath and rises when you expel the air.
That’s why you may think that your heart
is making a pause. There is no need for
panic.
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