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I just got out of the hospital for an apparent small heart attack.  When all
the stress tests, echo cardiograms, blood tests, and a "strange" EKG, were
completed they decided that I had not had a heart attack and they did not
know where the irregular heart beats came from.  These irregular heart beats
have plagued me for 30 years and have been labeled benign.  When I spoke to
the cardiologist, I mentioned that I often have to burp after a string of
these events and I wanted to know if the stomach or intestines could play a
role in irregular heartbeats.  The doctor told me that the gastrointestinal
system was closely linked to the heart and yes it could be a cause.  Last
night I had extreme irregularity and my heart seemed to miss every 4 to eight
beats, which is distressing.  This went on for about 3 hours when I finally
decided to take some baking soda.  Within ten minutes the irregular heart
beat stopped and did not come back.  Has anyone else found they have
unexplained irregular heart beats?

Carol in NJ