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Pacemaker recipients: Looking for support from others
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Nov 13, 2023 | Replies (413)Comment receiving replies
Of course each or our cases is a little different, but I thought for years my heart was skipping beats. I learned later that what was happening was actually a premature beat - either a premature atrial contraction (PAC) or a premature ventricular contraction (PVC). Seeing them on an EKG strip plainly showed that. After the premature (early) beat, the time to the next beat is often a little longer, making it seem like a skipped beat, but the number of beats was the same, at least in my case. Even with a pacemaker I will occasionally have them although there may not be as many or they are harder to detect.
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I'm sure the pacemaker is working, but when it does happen it really gets my attention, and I feel it in my chest. I won't see my cardiologist until next Friday.
When I first started having heart problems, I wore a 30 day holter monitor. Did not have one issue at all during that time. About three week later, same thing happened and I saw my regular Dr who said I had a very low heartrate. Back to the cardiologist, then a 2 week hotter monitor. The day after that test ended, I was at the emergency room for my heart. Go figure.