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Last night I was taking my pulse on my wrist and noticed that

 

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Last night I was taking my pulse on my wrist and noticed that it was missing a beat. Later on it was normal.

 

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Person's Gender: Male
Person's Age: 68

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It is fine today.

Submitted: 287 days and 2 hours ago.
Category: Cardiology
Value: $15
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Expert:  DrPhilMD replied 287 days and 1 hours ago.

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I'm sorry that happened

 

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Customer replied 286 days and 21 hours ago.

Is this some to be concerned about. A nurse was here doing a medical checkup for insurance and brought to my attention. I have not detected it since and I have checked it multipletimes today.

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Expert:  DrPhilMD replied 286 days and 21 hours ago.

It could be.

It could be something called PVCs. These are benign extra beats. Then the heart skips a beat and it feels like a pause.

But it could also be an arrhythmia

I would recommend you get it checked because of your age.

You need an EKG and a test called a holter. It's a monitor you wear for 24 hrs.

Please don't click "bad" or "poor" as this leaves negative feedback. If you aren't 100% satisfied, just click "continue conversation."

Expert TypeMedical Doctor (MD)
Category: Cardiology
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Accepts: 1476
Answered: 6/22/2012

Experience: Cardiology Expert

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