Hi, just wondering, was resting my head on hubby chest, but i think on couple of times thought he missed a heart beat,

[faceone]

He also said it's happen a few times, should he get this checked out, he does keep fit by cycling.

[DakCB-UK]

I think it's fairly common but often not serious. They can wire him up to a 24 hour ECG to investigate.

[sandybrown]

Hello,

This is from the web:

What are the different types of abnormal heart rhythm?

There are many different types of abnormal heart rhythm. What type you have depends on where in your heart the rhythm (electrical impulse) starts, and whether it causes your heart to beat too fast, or too slow. The most common abnormal rhythm is atrial fibrillation.

•Fast heart rhythms such as supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), inappropriate sinus tachycardia, atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation (AF), ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) are known as tachycardias.

•Slow heart rhythms such as AV heart block, bundle branch block and tachybrady syndrome are called bradycardias.

To find out more about these conditions and their treatment, download or order our booklet Heart rhythms.

What causes an abnormal heart rhythm or arrhythmia?

There are lots of reasons why you may have a different heart rhythm. Common reasons are:

•The electrical impulses are coming from another part of the heart and not the sinus node.

•The electrical impulses are coming from the sinus node, but going to the lower chambers of the heart by an unusual path.

What are the tests and treatments for abnormal heart rhythms?

Depending on your symptoms, your doctor might recommend that you undergo an ECG, echocardiogram or electrophysiological (EP) study to help diagnose an abnormal heart rhythm.

Depending on the type of abnormal heart rhythm, your doctor may recommend using medication to stop, prevent or control it. Alternatively, they might suggest suggest a procedure such as cardioversion or catheter ablation, or surgery to insert an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or pacemaker.

Find out more

•About different kind of abnormal heart rhythms in our booklet Heart rhythms.

•About atrial fibrillation

•About how your heart works

good luck.

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My wife has had this for years,Doctor said its very common but checked anyway.No medication ness. !!!