title: Ask the doctor.  I am 92 years old.  I have atrial fibrillation and high blood pressure, both controlled by medication.  Every so often when I am relaxed in my chair after dinner, my heart feels like it stops and then starts up again with a jerk.  Is this something I should worry about?
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006339:Heart Rate; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012146:Rest; D012677:Sensation