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Has anyone had this kind of thumping after a PVC

It feels like a couple of PVC's, you know, couple of skipped beats in irregular rythmn, then my heart pounds at about 160 bpm for about 20 seconds and blood pressure after the episode 140/80 (my normal is 120/80). It sudden stops and goes back to normal rythmn.

Problem is I've only had probably 2 episodes of this in my whole life. So catching them on a ECG or holter is about impossible.

Has anyone else had similar and caught on an ECG, do you know it was?
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That's likely what it is. Could be a reentry tachycardia where a pvc get's on a circuitous loop and goes around and around for a while. if it really bothers you, you can ask to get an electrophysiology study.
I have the same thing.
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oh the cardiologist told me it was probably an episode of SVT.
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