Your heart can certainly skip a beat when you’re with a special someone — but sometimes it could be something more serious. Sanja_85 – stock.adobe.com ...

When your heart beats too fast, too slow, or skips irregularly, it is called arrhythmia. Skipping a Beat If your heart’s ever skipped a beat, you’ve had what are called heart palpitations.

Possibly your heart skips a beat here and there as an increase in blood volume pumps through an expectant mother’s body or when your hormones are on a roller coaster ride during menopause.