What Causes Heart Palpitations?

Posted on Tue, 7 Jun 2016

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Tue, 7 Jun 2016 Answered on

Tue, 5 Jul 2016 Last reviewed on

Question : what's going on when you feel your heart flutter

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Following advice

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.

What you are experiencing seems to be related to heart palpitations which are caused by premature beats (PACs and PVCs).

You shouldn't worry about them because they are harmless. However I would recommend to do the following examinations to find out what is causing your symptoms:
- Blood work including thyroid hormones
- Ecg
- Cardiac echo
- Holter monitoring
- Stress test

Hope this will be of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar