Hello all, from time to time perhaps once a month I get a feeling in the chest-pressure in the area where my collar bone connects to the sternum. The heart seems to slow down for a beat/pause then beats 2 or 3 times in rapid sucession. No pain. Just a little cough and pressure. I ride my bike 8-12 miles daily. Dont smoke. Do drink 3-4 times a week. Watcha think ? Thanks-
Mike from Texas....
Young man of 25, 6%26#039; 1%26quot;, 162 lbs, resting heart rate-54bpm, gets wierd feelings in chest from time to time.
The AV (atrioventricular) node isn%26#039;t the primary pace maker. It is the SA (sinoatrial node)and your AV node is the backup. The AV node will not be pacemaker unless SA node is not functioning or there%26#039;s a heart block between the SA and AV. You may very well have a heart problem. Healthy 25 year olds do have heart attacks although it is rare. Also, this may be just an upper GI issue and have nothing to do with your heart. Regardless, GO SEE YOUR DOCTOR
Young man of 25, 6%26#039; 1%26quot;, 162 lbs, resting heart rate-54bpm, gets wierd feelings in chest from time to time.
myb u have alter fibrilation i donno? i best suggest u go to a doctor immediately
Young man of 25, 6%26#039; 1%26quot;, 162 lbs, resting heart rate-54bpm, gets wierd feelings in chest from time to time.
Go to a doctor, this isn%26#039;t the place to ask this. There may be doctor%26#039;s on here, but without an examination no one can be sure what%26#039;s going on.
Young man of 25, 6%26#039; 1%26quot;, 162 lbs, resting heart rate-54bpm, gets wierd feelings in chest from time to time.
I think I can answer this. Your heart has a main beat-machine: the AV node, which is the primary pacemaker. When your rate is slower than a certain number, say about 50 - as in an athlete - other backup pacemakers kick in because they think there is a problem with your primary pacemaker. It%26#039;s your body working to protect you.
In the case of an athlete, your resting rate is so slow that your heart occasionally slows down to under 50, and this may cause a secondary pacemaker to kick in and shoot off a rapid hearbeat for a few beats. Perfectly normal - keep up the good health! If you are really worried, they%26#039;ll do an EKG and it will show no conduction defects. You will be a young man with NSR - normal sinus rhythm, maybe a bit bradycardic, but otherwise normal. Your findings are common for an athlete.
Young man of 25, 6%26#039; 1%26quot;, 162 lbs, resting heart rate-54bpm, gets wierd feelings in chest from time to time.
It could be due to occasional ventricular premature beats, but without an ECG or a 24-hour Holter monitoring, no one knows the diagnosis for certain. It is highly unlikely to be atrial fibrillation, as one answer suggested. However, I don%26#039;t think it is wise for you to ignore these symptoms. Please go and see a doctor to get this sorted out.
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