What is an intermittent ectopic beat?

How does the heart beat when going from an exercise rate to resting rate?!?

• I just wanted to ask how would one describe the heartbeat/rate/process as you transition from having just done a run/swim/exercise to a resting situation - like as if you sat down or stopped running for a minute... what should the heart do? should it 'flump' and trip over itself? should it gradually slow the beat down without any disturbances? are the disturbances normal?? Thanks Additional Details disturbances as in that instead of my heart doing regular beats, it does ectopic heartbeats, slight fibrillations, gigantic pumps/bangs, and a sort of tripped heartbeat if anyone can get what I mean. Only occasionally there is a little pain, and it is always after I have done some good exercise and am trying to cool off.... the 'exercise' can merely take 1minute or 10... it doesnt make a difference. Say I am running for the bus... I get on the bus, sit down, and whack bang it does all these things. I feel everything and it is extremely uncomfortable, occasionally making me feel weird/tired/ill - but not every time. I have been to doctors but as I am always sitting, they rarely find the ectopic heartbeats which happen pretty much constantly regardless of exercise, but increase anyway, if I have been through any stress... 24yrs, female, fairly fit, as I keep active (walking plus sports here and there). nonsmoker.

• Answer:

  Doctors do listen to irregular heart beats or murmurs especially in athletes or people that might have muscular hearts or added tissue which can effect the electrical stimulation of the heart along with bloodflow. For you case, you would have to get your body check with a EKG and stress test. The test is fairly simple and just measures your beats per minute and to see the rhythms of your heart. For some people, the disturbances mean nothing especially for runners. Many times after races or hard practices their heart actually has symptoms similar to a stroke. The good news is that the body will regenerate quickly. Most good doctors had just look at your EKG and see if it's regular or not. In general, the heart responds after exercise by recovering. The body tends to sweat and cool off. Your breathing might continue to go up because of the oxygen deficit and then go back to normal after 15 minutes or more.