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What Causes Heart Palpitations Followed By Dizziness?

I felt a mild pain and flutter with simultaneous feeling of lightheadedness earlier today. Only lasted a few seconds but I thought I was going to feint. Then felt a warm feeling on the back of my neck and up the back of my head. What might cause this?
Mon, 30 Apr 2018
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Hello,

Your symptoms could be related to possible cardiac arrhythmia or low blood pressure values.

I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests:
- A resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound.
- Complete Blood Count for anemia.
- Blood electrolytes for any possible imbalance.
- Thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid gland dysfunction.
- An ambulatory 24 to 48 hours ECG monitoring to investigate for any possible cardiac arrhythmia.

You should discuss with your doctor about the above tests.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka
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What Causes Heart Palpitations Followed By Dizziness?

Hello, Your symptoms could be related to possible cardiac arrhythmia or low blood pressure values. I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests: - A resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound. - Complete Blood Count for anemia. - Blood electrolytes for any possible imbalance. - Thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid gland dysfunction. - An ambulatory 24 to 48 hours ECG monitoring to investigate for any possible cardiac arrhythmia. You should discuss with your doctor about the above tests. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ilir Sharka