AthleticGirlUser Since: Apr 2010Posts: 1 | I am a healthy female triathlete/runner and have been experiencing occasional ectopic heart beats. I'll usually get one or two a day for a couple days, and then might not notice them for another week or more. They happen both at rest and during exercise. I have mentioned them to doctors, and they tell me that they are premature ventricular contractions, and have also told me to just ignore them and not to worry as they are not harmful. I have done some research and have read that they are actually quite common and are usually benign.
I had an ECG/Echocardiogram/stress test a few months ago as a screening for MVP (mitral valve prolapse) and everything was perfectly normal, a completely healthy heart according to the cardiologist. However, being a bit of a hypochondriac, I'm still worried about them. I still can’t help freak out every time I get them, the flip-flop feeling I get in my chest is really scary!! The trouble is, more I worry about them, the more I get. Could getting stressed out about them increase the occurrences? I'm also looking for some extra reassurance that I can safely continue exercising....
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