missing beats for a very short period of time

[7164]

I had a successful ablation 4 years ago for my paf. I feel so luck as my paf was a real nuisance. No drugs or meds for 4 years.

I don’t understand something that I suspect someone on this forum will answer.

I can walk for miles with my dog and walk a golf course no problems. But, sometimes if I am in a hurry and get out of the car and walk quickly I feel my heart missing beats for a few minutes. It also happens when I first take a breath of cold air.

I just don’t understand why?

If any of you have a thought on it I am very grateful

Thank you

[BobD Volunteer]

Sopunds like ectopic(oput of place) beats which are very common. Everybody regardless of AF or no have several hundred a day but we AF people notice them. They are considered benign so best ignore unless they are sustained over many hours.

[7164 in reply to BobD]

Thanks Bob

I just wondered why at those times it happened. I just breathe through it. I like to understand things.

It was you that encouraged me to have the ablation at the start of my af journey. I took your advice and am now 4 years free of af (mostly) and no meds.

I did enquire about anti coagulation but they said at 66 with no comorbidity that the risk outweighs the benefit. Plays on my mind a bit but took the advice

[mjames1]

Sounds like ectopic beats which in of themselves should not be of concern. However, if you want to know for sure, get a home Kardia or Apple Watch and take an ekg during these episodes and then send to your cardiologist or ep. Alternatively, you could have your doctor hook you up to a Holter type device to capture the events.

Jim

[Buffafly]

Sounds like the sudden exercise or shock of cold air sets it off?

[7164 in reply to Buffafly]

Thank you

I suppose trying to work out why is just a waste of time😊

Just accept

[Buffafly in reply to 7164]

You have a twitchy heart otherwise you wouldn’t have had AF. It just doesn’t like surprises 😨

[John3333333]

Triggers for both AF and ectopic beats vary from person to person. Cold air sets off ectopic episodes for me, but not sudden movements.

[Sixtychick]

I had my ablation last September and got a lot of ectopic beats for a while, now I only get them occasionally, but it did worry me. I asked on here about it and the replies reassured me, it was normal and I did an ECG on my portable ECG monitor and I put it onto my phone and showed it to my Dr when I had my follow- up appointment, after Christmas and he reassured me it was perfectly ok and the ectopic beats were normal and everyone gets them, so I don’t worry about them now. Hope your AFib stays away.