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Re: My heart beat - question
From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 17:46:37 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Kristin wrote: >
>I am 32 weeks pregnant and the past 2 weeks I have been experiencing
>something … quite often (several times an hour) my heart beats so hard I
>can feel it, it feels like it's going to jump out of my chest. It's
>starting to scare me because it's not going away.
>
>What is this? I never had it before I got pregnant, or even during my
>last pregnancy 4 years ago. It's so strong it almost takes my breath
>away.
>
>What do you think it could be?
>
>Thank you in advance,
>Kristin

palpitations, or a sensation of a fast heartbeat is very common in pregnancy. If it is very severe, or if you have a lot of shortness of breath, your ob may want you to have an echocardiogram to look at yoru heart valves

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. Lake Tahoe, CA
author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"
**this is for general educational purposes only and does not supplant the need for you to consult with your own physician** ***private e-mails WILL NOT be answered***

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