How do I know if I have irregular heartbeats?

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In general, signs and symptoms of iregular heatbeats (arrhythmias) may include:
A fluttering in the chest
A racing heartbeat (tachycardia)
A slow heartbeat (bradycardia)
Chest pain
Shortness of breath
Other symptoms may include:
Anxiety
Fatigue
Lightheadedness or dizziness
Sweating
Fainting (syncope) or near fainting

After an ANSWatch-Mini test, AI in our app will mark a suspected irregular heartbeat by a vertical orange/red line (see below for examples).  If you see such lines, you need to check the marked locations in the 5-min pulse wave carefully.  Sometimes body movement or coughing may also cause pulse irregularities.  But if if you see early contraction pulses,(comparing peak-to peak intervals in the neibouring peaks), delayed contraction pulses, or skipped pulses, you should show the test data to your physicians.  If you send the test data to us (pressing <Share> in the upper right corner of the Data page), our expert panel will examine the pulse waveforms in detailand determine the types of irregular heartbeats (first 10 reviews are free).  
Test a few times each day.  Test more often when your prescription drugs are changed.

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How do I know if I have irregular heartbeats?